Swiss Family Robinson (1940 film)

Swiss Family Robinson
Film poster
Directed byEdward Ludwig
Written byC. Graham Baker
Walter Ferris
Gene Towne
Based onThe Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
Produced byC. Graham Baker
Gene Towne
StarringThomas Mitchell
Edna Best
Freddie Bartholomew
Terry Kilburn
Tim Holt
Narrated byOrson Welles (uncredited)
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
Edited byGeorge Crone
Music byAnthony Collins
Production
company
The Play's The Thing Productions
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 8, 1940 (1940-02-08)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$681,000[1]
Box office$890,000[1]
Swiss Family Robinson film 1940 advertisement

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1940 American film released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Edward Ludwig. It is based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and is the first feature-length film version of the story.

  1. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57