Blue Jeans is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City in 1890 to great popularity.

The play remained popular for decades and was made into a successful silent film in 1917, also named Blue Jeans.

[6] It was rumored that theatre critic Andrew Carpenter Wheeler, known as "Nym Crinkle," was the actual author or co-author of Blue Jeans, as well as Arthur's prior hit The Still Alarm.

[7] A silent film version of the play was released in December 1917, and was also quite popular, starring Viola Dana as June and Robert D. Walker as Bascom.

[8][9] Perry Bascom returns home to Rising Sun, Indiana to make a run for Congress, and marry Sue Eudaly.