Penrod and Sam (1923 film)

Penrod and Sam
The film
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Screenplay byLouis D. Lighton
Hope Loring
Based onPenrod and Sam
1916 novel
by Booth Tarkington
Produced byJ. K. McDonald
StarringBen Alexander
Joe Butterworth
Buddy Messinger
CinematographyRay June
Edward Ullman
Edited byEdward M. McDermott
Distributed byAssociated First National Pictures
Release date
  • June 18, 1923 (1923-06-18)
Running time
1 hour 24 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Penrod and Sam is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Ben Alexander, Joe Butterworth, and Buddy Messinger.[1][2] Wendy L. Marshall stated that "Beaudine had the Midas touch when it came to directing children" in films like this and Boy of Mine.[3] In 1931, Beaudine directed a sound adaptation of the novel.

Plot summary

Cast

Preservation

Prints of Penrod and Sam are in the collections of the Library of Congress and EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Penrod and Sam
  3. ^ Marshall, Wendy L. (January 1, 2005). William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8108-5218-1.
  4. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 140 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  5. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Penrod and Sam
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