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Howlin' Jones (1913) Online

Howlin' Jones (1913) Online
Original Title :
Howlinu0027 Jones
Genre :
Movie / Short / Comedy
Year :
1913
Directror :
William Duncan
Cast :
William Duncan,Rex De Rosselli,Florence Dye
Writer :
O.H. Nelson
Type :
Movie
Time :
10min
Rating :
6.2/10

Occasionally the first son of an English family wishes he were second, preferring the gay and easy life to the pressure of a coronet, and many an available candidate for the house of peers ... See full summary

Howlin' Jones (1913) Online

Occasionally the first son of an English family wishes he were second, preferring the gay and easy life to the pressure of a coronet, and many an available candidate for the house of peers has quietly slipped away to some far corner of the earth, to lose himself in preference to entering the world of politics and submit to the irksome conventions of its social obligations. So it came about that Rowland-Jones (who is in reality Lord Howland), comes to America, incognito, and slides down into the great lone land of Arizona, to try out himself, get next to the people, and incidentally a lot of other "varmints," and try to earn his own living at some occupation not quite as laborious as golf or as dangerous as polo, as extravagant as baccarat, or as asinine as sitting in the club windows, watching the ladies crossing Picadilly on rainy days. The English lordling has the "h's" in his name dropped by the cowboys on the Diamond S Ranch, and becomes known as "'Owlin' Jones," but after he gets...
Cast overview:
William Duncan William Duncan - Howlin' Jones
Rex De Rosselli Rex De Rosselli - Jim Thorpe
Florence Dye Florence Dye - Mrs. Thorpe
Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman - Sallie Thorpe
Tom Mix Tom Mix - Robledo
Sid Jordan Sid Jordan
George Pankey George Pankey
Victor Frith Victor Frith


User reviews

Phenade

Phenade

An amusing little comedy by William Duncan's company which certainly kept the audience interested and made them laugh. There is enough freshness in it to make it go and it is pretty well acted with William Duncan and Myrtle Stedman in the leading roles, the former as an eye- glass cowboy, an English aristocrat. We can safely commend the offering; it will be liked. - The Moving Picture World, September 20, 1913