Little Robinson Crusoe

1924 film by Edward F. Cline

  • August 25, 1924 (1924-08-25)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Little Robinson Crusoe is a 1924 American comedy film starring Jackie Coogan. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Willard Mack.

Plot

Mickey Hogan (Jackie Coogan) is an orphan cabin boy on a ship commanded by a cruel captain (Tom Santschi). His only friend is a black cat, called Man Friday. A storm shipwrecks Mickey on an island, where is made into a captive war god. The next island is run by a white man Adolphe Schmidt (Bert Sprotte), who lives there with his daughter Gretta (Gloria Grey).

Cast

  • Jackie Coogan as Mickey Hogan
  • Chief Daniel J. O'Brien as Chief of Police
  • Will Walling as Captain of Police
  • Tom Santschi as Captain Dynes
  • Clarence Wilson as 'Singapore' Scroggs
  • Eddie Boland as Wireless Operator
  • Noble Johnson as Marimba (cannibal chief)
  • Tote Du Crow as Ugandi Medicine Man
  • Bert Sprotte as Adolphe Schmidt
  • Gloria Grey as Gretta Schmidt

Preservation

A copy of Little Robinson Crusoe is housed at the Gosfilmofond in Moscow.[1]

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Little Robinson Crusoe

External links

  • Little Robinson Crusoe at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
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