James Avery Hopwood was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920, namely The Gold Diggers, The Bat, Spanish Love, and Ladies' Night. His mos
Why Men Leave Home
…Why Men Leave Home is a play in three acts by Avery Hopwood. It was adapted into the 1924 silent film Why Men Leave Home. Why Men Leave Home is set on Long Island at the country estate of married couple Tom and…
Avery Hopwood with dancer Rosa Rolanda, 1924
WPA poster for Hopwood's 1923 play The Alarm Clock