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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (Dir: Edward Ludwig, 1940).
A little seen RKO adaptation of the classic Johann Wyss novel. When Walt Disney produced his own feature film of Swiss Family Robinson (Ken Annakin, 1960) he also purchased the rights to this earlier version. Since then it has remained largely unseen but has recently surfaced on the Disney+ streaming service.
It tells the well known tale of a family fleeing the Napoleonic Wars who end up shipwrecked on a tropical isle. Learning to cope with island life, they build an elaborate treehouse and have various run-ins with the local wildlife.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME! Link below.
jinglebonesmovietime.blogspot.com
Swiss Family Robinson (Dir: Edward Ludwig, 1940). A little seen RKO adaptation of the classic Johann Wyss novel. When Walt Disney
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