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Frank Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 – December 14, 1930) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life and career. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling film industry in his hometown with the Atlas film company.
F. Richard Jones. Director: Flying Pat. One of the moving forces of early American silent comedy, F. Richard Jones made dozens of hilarious two-reel comedies for Mack Sennett in the mid-teens and early 1920s, featuring such stars as Louise Fazenda, Slim Summerville, Edgar Kennedy and Ben Turpin.
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F. Richard Jones. Director: Flying Pat. One of the moving forces of early American silent comedy, F. Richard Jones made dozens of hilarious two-reel comedies for Mack Sennett in the mid-teens and early 1920s, featuring such stars as Louise Fazenda, Slim Summerville, Edgar Kennedy and Ben Turpin.
- September 7, 1893
- December 14, 1930
Sep 7, 2019 · F. Richard Jones (1893-1930) was a director of great silent comedy classics and was positioned to be one of the top directors of talking pictures for a good many years if tuberculosis hadn't taken him away at the young age of 37.
The Extra Girl is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and starring Mabel Normand. Produced by Mack Sennett, The Extra Girl followed earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later films about Hollywood, such as King Vidor's Show People (1928).
The Gaucho: Directed by F. Richard Jones. With Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez, Joan Barclay, Eve Southern. A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers.
May 15, 2020 · Fairbanks hired F. Richard Jones to direct The Gaucho. Jones, primarily known for his comedies, had directed “Madcap” Mabel Normand in features such as The Extra Girl (1924). Fairbanks’s storyline was dark, and Jones was able to inject a joyfulness expected by Fairbanks fans.