What's the World Coming To?
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Directed byRichard Wallace
Written byStan Laurel
Frank Terry
Hal Yates
Frank Terry
Hal Yates
Produced byHal Roach
StarringClyde Cook
| What's the World Coming To? | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Written by | Stan Laurel Frank Terry Hal Yates |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Clyde Cook |
| Cinematography | Glen Carrier |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 2 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
What's the World Coming To? is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Clyde Cook.[1][2][3][4] The film's working title was Furious Future.[5] A restoration of the film was completed in September 2015 as a collaboration between Carleton University, New York University, and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.[6]
Set 100 years in the future, women dominate society and men are the "weaker" sex, assuming the stereotypical roles of pampered women. A stay-at-home husband of a well-off successful businesswoman, Billie, is cheating on her. Another dominant woman tries to seduce Cook, but a ruckus breaks out when Billie returns home and finds the two flirting.
Cast
- Clyde Cook as Claudia Catwalloper, the Blushing Groom / The Baby
- Katherine Grant as Billie, the Bride
- James Finlayson as The Groom’s Father
- Laura De Cardi as Lieutenant Penelope, the Villain
- Martha Sleeper as The Butler
- Helen Gilmore as A neighbor (uncredited)
- Frank Terry as Man in window (uncredited)
