Penrod and Sam (1923 film)

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Penrod and Sam
Directed by William Beaudine
Screenplay by Louis D. Lighton
Hope Loring
Based on Penrod and Sam
1916 novel
by Booth Tarkington
Produced byJ. K. McDonald
Starring Ben Alexander
Joe Butterworth
Buddy Messinger
Cinematography Ray June
Edward Ullman
Edited byEdward M. McDermott
Distributed by Associated First National Pictures
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.

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Preservation status

Prints exist in the Library of Congress collection and EYE Film Institute Netherlands. [4] [5]

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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