Godless Men

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Gddless Men
Godless Men poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Reginald Barker
Written byJ. G. Hawks (co-scenario)
Edfrid A. Bingham (co-scenario)
Based onBlack Pawl, Saturday Evening Post by Ben Ames Williams
Starring Russell Simpson
James "Jim" Mason
CinematographyPercy Hilburn (French)
Edited byJ. G. Hawks
Production
company
Reginald Barker Productions
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • November 1920 (1920-11)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The full film

Godless Men is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Reginald Barker and produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It stars Russell Simpson and James "Jim" Mason as a father and son. It is based on a Saturday Evening Post short story "Black Pawl" by Ben Ames Williams. [1]

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This film exists in a private collection. [2] [3]

Newspaper ad for film with Helene Chadwick Godless Men (1920) - 1.jpg
Newspaper ad for film with Helene Chadwick

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