The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
1h 18m
Running Time
July 31, 1920Release Date
The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
1h 18m
Running Time
July 31, 1920Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
F.A. Turner
Peter Lane
Harry Todd
'Booge'
Bobby Kelso
'Buddy'
Lillian Leighton
Widow Potter
Willis Marks
Rasmer Briggles
Florence Vidor
Marcia Montgomery
King Vidor
Director
James Corrigan
George Rapp
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
child custody
mississippi
Wiki.
The Jack-Knife Man is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and his debut film with First National. A story of Christian charity and the virtues of self-help, the work reflects his "Creed and Pledge", a declaration of his artistic principles published the same year. Prints of the film survive in several film archives.