The Way of All Pants (1927): Cast
The Way of All Pants is a 1927 short comedy directed by Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones, starring Tom Dugan as Detective, Charley Chase and Frank Leigh. It runs 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Directors
- Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Hal Roach Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Way of All Pants About?
The premise of The Way of All Pants without spoilers.
A man delivering a pair of trousers loses his own pants, setting off a chaotic sequence of events.
The Way of All Pants Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lost pants
- pants
- slapstick comedy
- lipstick on a man's cheek
- hired
- man afraid of women
- hiring
- compromising situation
- two reeler
- boss's wife
- stolen pants
- ripped pants
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- view under a table
- featurette
- straw hat
- male star appears in underwear
- sexual attraction
- pork chop
- mansion
- flapper
- man touches a woman's leg
- pratfall
- jealous husband
- hiding behind a curtain
- bashful
- riding breeches
- private detective
- fur stole
- farce comedy
- magnifying glass
- tablecloth pulled off a table
- town car
- man wears long johns
- husband suspects his wife of cheating
- apron
- mistaken identity
- butler
- man without pants
- fired from a job
- platinum blonde
- hiding under a table
- man wears women's underwear
- stenographer
- comedy of errors
- kick in the rear
- small dog
- party gone wrong
- reference to arthur conan doyle
- job applicant
- chase through a house
The Way of All Pants Cast & Characters
Tom Dugan leads the cast as Detective, with Charley Chase as Charley and Frank Leigh as Mr. Jones - the Boss. Directed by Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones; 6 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Leo McCarey - Co-director F. Richard Jones
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Tom Dugan as Detective - Charley Chase as Charley
- Frank Leigh as Mr. Jones - the Boss
- Edna Marion as Charley's Girlfriend
Also Starring in The Way of All Pants
· 2 more- Hazel Howell Mrs. Jones - the Hostess
- Elmo Billings
More from Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones
More films directed by Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones, best-rated first: Going My Way, Duck Soup, The Awful Truth and Love Affair.
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The Way of All Pants FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Way of All Pants, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Way of All Pants?
The Way of All Pants runs 21 minutes.
When was The Way of All Pants released?
The Way of All Pants was released on October 28, 1927.
Who directed The Way of All Pants?
The Way of All Pants was directed by Leo McCarey and F. Richard Jones.
More films by Leo McCarey Who is in the cast of The Way of All Pants?
The Way of All Pants stars Tom Dugan as Detective, Charley Chase as Charley and Frank Leigh as Mr. Jones - the Boss, among 6 credited actors.
Does The Way of All Pants have a post-credit scene?
No. The Way of All Pants has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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