David and Jonathan (film)

David and Jonathan
Directed by Alexander Butler
Produced by G.B. Samuelson
Written by E. Temple Thurston (novel)
Starring Madge Titheradge
Geoffrey Webb
Dick Ryan
Production
company
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
 July 1920
Running time
 6 reels[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
English intertitles

David and Jonathan is a 1920 British silent adventure film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Madge Titheradge, Geoffrey Webb and Dick Ryan. It was based on a novel by E. Temple Thurston. It was made at Universal City in California.[2] Two men, David and Jonathan, are shipwrecked on a desert island together with a girl they are both in love with.

Cast

  • Madge Titheradge as Joan Meredith
  • Geoffrey Webb as David Mortlake
  • Dick Ryan as Jonathan Hawksley
  • Sydney Wood as David, as a child
  • Jack Perks as David as a child

References

  1. ↑ Low p.355
  2. ↑ Low p.139

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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