Rip Van Winkle (1921 film)

Rip Van Winkle
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Directed by Edward Ludwig
Produced by Ward Lascelle Productions
Written by Washington Irving (story)
Dion Boucicault (play)
Joseph Jefferson (play)
Edward Ludwig (adaptation)
Agnes Parsons (scenario)
Starring Thomas Jefferson
Milla Davenport
Cinematography David Abel
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson
Release date
  • October 2, 1921 (1921-10-02) (USA)
Running time
 58 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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Rip Van Winkle is a 1921 American silent fantasy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Thomas Jefferson and Milla Davenport in oft-filmed story made famous in the 19th century by Thomas Jefferson's father, Joseph Jefferson. T. Jefferson had starred in a 1914 feature-length version of the story which was re-released in 1921 just as this film was premiering. However, they should not be confused as the same film, they are two different films starring the same actor.

Synopsis

Rip Van Winkle is an adventurer who comes across a group of strange individuals while roaming the Catskill mountains. Upon drinking a strange concoction of theirs, he falls asleep and wakes up 20 years later.[1][2]

Cast

  • Thomas Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
  • Milla Davenport as Gretchen Van Winkle
  • Daisy Jefferson as Meenie Van Winkle
  • Gertrude Messinger as Meenie Van Winkle, as a child
  • Pietro Sosso as Derrick Van Beckman
  • Max Asher as Nick Vedder
  • Francis Carpenter as Hendrick Vedder

References

  1. ↑ "Rip Van Winkle". AFI.
  2. ↑ "Rip Van Winkle (1921)". Nuray Pictures.
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