The Jack-Knife Man (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 59 min · dir. King Vidor

• Drama

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Synopsis

A lonely old riverboat man is left a child by a dying mother. The old man and the boy grow to love one another. The village snoop feels the child would be better off in an orphanage and the sheriff is sent to try to take the child away.

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Details

Director

King Vidor

Writer

William Parker

Cinematography

Ira H. Morgan

Studio

King W. Vidor Productions

Released

1920-07-31

Running time

59 minutes

Cast & crew

• King Vidor Director
• Harry Todd
• BBobby Kelso
• F.A. Turner
• Lillian Leighton
• Florence Vidor
• Willis Marks
• James Corrigan
• Claire McDowell

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