What’s the World Coming To? (1926): Cast
What’s the World Coming To? is a 1926 short comedy directed by F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace, starring Clyde Cook as Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby, Katherine Grant and Stan Laurel. It runs 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Directors
- F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace
- Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Hal Roach Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What’s the World Coming To? About?
The premise of What’s the World Coming To? without spoilers.
A short comedy imagines a future a hundred years ahead where men have returned to Regency‑style dress and gender roles are completely flipped. Husband Clyde Cook is left alone at home while wife Katherine Grant roams the town at night, creating a playful satire of fashion and domestic expectations.
What’s the World Coming To? Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- year 2026
- future
- businesswoman
- stay at home husband
- adultery
- adulterous husband
- necklace
- caught with another woman
- halberd
- father in law daughter in law relationship
- takes place in the future
- biplane
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- wedding
- pince nez
- gender role reversal
- bobbed hair
- handkerchief
- wedding ring
- sexual innuendo
- kick in the rear
- wedding photographer
- pratfall
- tumbling down a staircase
- airship
- harp
- woodpecker
- squirted with water
- camera shot through keyhole
- character's photograph appears in a newspaper
- cheating wife
- father son relationship
- husband suspects his wife of cheating
- mouse
- woman with a gun
- tear seat of one's pants
- exploding gun
- two reeler
- featurette
- toupee
- staying out all night
- man wears a nightgown
- bloomers
- throwing water on someone
- flower bouquet
- nose powdering
- perfume
- air vent
- woman fights a woman
- suit of armor
- falling from a skyscraper
What’s the World Coming To? Cast & Characters
Clyde Cook leads the cast as Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby, with Katherine Grant as Billie, the Bride and Stan Laurel as The Man in the Window. Directed by F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director F. Richard Jones
- Co-director Richard Wallace
- Clyde Cook as Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby
- Katherine Grant as Billie, the Bride
- Stan Laurel as The Man in the Window
- James Finlayson as The Father-in-Law
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More from F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace
More films directed by F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace: One Hour in Wonderland, A Kiss for Corliss, Adventure in Baltimore and Let’s Live a Little.
What’s the World Coming To? Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Female Comedies - What's the World Coming to?” and “Female Comedies - Wohin steuert die Welt?”.
- Also known as
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- Female Comedies - What's the World Coming to?
- Female Comedies - Wohin steuert die Welt?
- In was für Zeiten leben wir?
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What’s the World Coming To? FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of What’s the World Coming To?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What’s the World Coming To??
What’s the World Coming To? runs 21 minutes.
When was What’s the World Coming To? released?
What’s the World Coming To? was released on January 16, 1926.
Who directed What’s the World Coming To??
What’s the World Coming To? was directed by F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace.
More films by F. Richard Jones Who is in the cast of What’s the World Coming To??
What’s the World Coming To? stars Clyde Cook as Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby, Katherine Grant as Billie, the Bride and Stan Laurel as The Man in the Window, among 7 credited actors.
Does What’s the World Coming To? have a post-credit scene?
No. What’s the World Coming To? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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