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Penrod and Sam
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6275 feet
Directed by William Beaudine
Cast: Ben Alexander [Penrod Schofield], Joe Butterworth [Sam Williams], Buddy Messinger [Rodney Bitts], Newton Hall [Georgie Bassett], Gertrude Messinger [Marjorie Jones], Joe McCray [Verman], Gene Jackson (Eugene Jackson) [Herman], Rockliffe Fellowes (Rockcliffe Fellowes) [Mr. Schofield], Gladys Brockwell [Mrs. Schofield], Mary Philbin [Margaret Schofield], Gareth Hughes [Robert Williams], William V. Mong [Deacon Bitts], Martha Mattox [Miss Spence, the schoolteacher], Vic Potel (Victor Potel) [the town drunkard], Bobby Gordon (Robert Gordon) [Maurice Levy], Cameo the dog [Duke, Penrod’s dog]
J.K. McDonald Productions production; distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated [A First National Picture]. / Scenario by Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring, from the novel Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington. Cinematography by Edward Ulman (Edward Ullman) and Ray June. Film editor, Edward M. McDermott. Presented by J.K. McDonald. / © 18 June 1923 [LP19118]. Released June 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was subsequently filmed as Penrod and Sam (1931).
Comedy-Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 6 June 2025.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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