''David and Jonathan'' is a 1920 British silent adventure film directed by

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and starring Madge Titheradge,

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, and

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. It was based on a novel by E. Temple Thurston. It was made at Universal City in

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.Low p. 139 Two men, David and Jonathan, are shipwrecked on a

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together with a girl with whom they are both in love.

Cast

* Madge Titheradge as Joan Meredith * Geoffrey Webb as David Mortlake * Richard Ryan as Jonathan Hawksley * Sydney Wood as David, as a child * Jack Perks as David as a child

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* * 1920 films 1920 adventure films British adventure films British silent feature films Films directed by Alexander Butler Films based on Irish novels Films set in England Seafaring films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent adventure films {{adventure-film-stub