Drama · United States of America · 1920 · 1h 18m

The Jack-Knife Man

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Director
King Vidor
Cast
Harry Todd as Booge Bobby Kelso as Buddy F.A. Turner as Peter Lane Lillian Leighton as Widow Potter Florence Vidor as Marcia Montgomery Willis Marks as Rasmer Briggles
Crew
Ira H. Morgan — Director of Photography William Parker — Writer Ellis Parker Butler — Novel King Vidor — Producer
Synopsis

A dying mother left his child with an old man, but the village people want to take the child away from him because he is too old.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
King Vidor Director Ira H. Morgan Director of Photography William Parker Writer Ellis Parker Butler Novel King Vidor Producer
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