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Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)

Jes' Call Me Jim poster
Directed by
Clarence G. Badger
Genre
silent film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An unpretentious man gets involved in a small town's schemes and secrets. The story follows his gentle misadventures and the people around him.

lightheartedwhimsicalunderstatedmildplayfulold-fashionedearthy

What happens

Jes' Call Me Jim is a 1920 American comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Thompson Buchanan. It is based on the 1875 novel Sevenoaks by Josiah Gilbert Holland. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Lionel Belmore, Raymond Hatton, Jimmy Rogers and Bert Sprotte. The film was released on May 23, 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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