Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
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1940 · 1h 33m · Adventure
Genres: Adventure
A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves in the jungle environment.
Director: Edward Ludwig
Writers: C. Graham Baker, Walter Ferris, Gene Towne
Music by: Anthony Collins
Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Editor: George Crone
Cast
Thomas Mitchell as William RobinsonEdna Best as Elizabeth RobinsonFreddie Bartholomew as Jack RobinsonTerry Kilburn as Ernest RobinsonTim Holt as Fritz RobinsonBobbie Quillan as Francis RobinsonChristian Rub as ThorenJohn Wray as RamseyHerbert Rawlinson as CaptainJack Stoney as SeamanOrson Welles as Opening Narrator (uncredited)More like this
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