Penrod and Sam (1923 film)

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Penrod and Sam
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byLouis D. Lighton, Hope Loring
Based onNovel by Booth Tarkington
CinematographyRay June, Edward Ullman
Edited byEdward M. McDermott
Release date
  • June 18, 1923 (1923-06-18)
CountryUnited States

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.

Cast[]

  • Ben Alexander as Penrod Schofield
  • Joe Butterworth as Sam Williams
  • Buddy Messinger as Rodney Bitts
  • as Georgie Bassett
  • Gertrude Messinger as Marjorie Jones
  • as Herman
  • Eugene Jackson as Verman
  • Rockliffe Fellowes as Mr. Schofield
  • Gladys Brockwell as Mrs. Schofield
  • Mary Philbin as Margaret Schofield

Preservation status[]

Prints exist in the Library of Congress collection 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, (<-book title) 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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