Robinson Crusoe (1927)
1927 · Ephemeral film · 21 min · dir. M.A. Wetherell
- Adventure
Synopsis
Daniel Defoe's classic tale of survival is handsomely brought to the movies for the first time in this rarely seen 1927 film, produced by Rex Pictures, a division of Universal. M. A. Wetherell, who stars as Robinson Crusoe, produced, directed and adapted the story for the screen, admirably condensing a lengthy slow-moving novel into a taut, exciting screen adventure. The costumes and production values match the fine performances and all of the island sequences appear to have been shot outdoors, convincingly on location. Crusoe's improvised island apparel and makeshift architectural constructions are creatively and faithfully rendered.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- M.A. Wetherell
- Writer
- Daniel Defoe
- Released
- 1927-04-28
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
M.A. Wetherell Director- M.A. Wetherell
Fay Compton
Herbert Waithe- Reginald Fox
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Before Mel Gibson.. · Bill T. · 2004-06-11
Before Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson did it so handily, there was M.A. Wetherell writing, directing AND starring in his vanity production of Robinson Crusoe. I actually thought it was going to be more hammy, but actually, thankfully, Wetherell puts some humanity into his portrayal of Crusoe, and moves the story along nicely (wonders, since he's the only person in the movie for 3/4 of the movie). However when Friday comes along, it sorta turns into this weird homoerotic fantasy (what IS crusoe wearing?) and the character of Friday is not quite Stepin Fetchit territory, but veers close. The…