Penrod and Sam | |
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Screenplay by | Louis D. Lighton Hope Loring |
Based on | Penrod and Sam 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington |
Produced by | J. K. McDonald |
Starring | Ben Alexander Joe Butterworth Buddy Messinger |
Cinematography | Ray June Edward Ullman |
Edited by | Edward M. McDermott |
Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
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Country | United 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.
Prints exist in the Library of Congress collection and EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[4][5]