Swiss Family Robinson.

A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate D: 1600'(16/8/9.5mm) 16mm Black & White Sound Edward Ludwig Director: Edward Ludwig The Play's The Thing Productions RKO Radio Pictures

In 1813, a Swiss father, William Robinson, wishes to escape the influence of the superficial profligacy of London on his family. He sells his business and house, in order to move with his wife and four sons to Australia. The family is shipwrecked on a remote deserted island after the captain and crew are washed overboard during a storm. They learn to use the unfamiliar plants and animals to create what they need to live and thrive.

Credits

Cast
Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew
Complete catalog record
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. c1940. Presented by Gene Towne. 93 min., sd. Towne and Baker Productions. From the novel by Johann David Wyss. Credits: Producers, Gene Towne, Graham Baker; director, Edward Ludwig; screenplay, Walter Ferris, Gene Towne, Graham Baker; editor, George Crone. Appl. author: The Play's the Thing Productions. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 16Feb40; LP9544.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q7658871 ↗ — country