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Penrod and Sam (1923 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Penrod and Sam' is a 1923 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Ben Alexander, Joe Butterworth, and Buddy Messinger.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11317?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:'Penrod and Sam'] Wendy L. Marshall stated that "Beaudine had the Midas touch when it came to directing children" in films like this and 'Boy of Mine'. 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
*Newton Hall as Georgie Bassett
*Gertrude Messinger as Marjorie Jones
*Joe McGray 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.'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[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2467/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'Penrod and Sam']
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