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(1940)Directed by Edward Ludwig93 minAdventure

“From the BEST "Best Seller" in Fiction History!”

William Robinson (Thomas Mitchell) wants a fresh start for his wife Elizabeth (Edna Best) and their sons, and books passage across the sea to find it. The ship wrecks, leaving the family on a deserted island with the jungle pressing in. Edward Ludwig, adapting Wyss's 1812 novel for the first time as a feature, keeps the camera on the family as they work out a home together.