The Jack-Knife Man (1920 film) - Directed by King Vidor - Full Movie

A lonely old riverboat man is left a child by a dying mother. The old man and the boy grow to love one another. The village snoop feels the child would be better off in an orphanage and the sheriff is sent to try to take the child away.

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.

Directed by: King Vidor
Written by: William Parker
Based on: The Jack-Knife Man by Ellis Parker Butler
Produced by: King Vidor
Starring: F. A. Turner
Cinematography: Ira H. Morgan
Production company: King W. Vidor Productions
Distributed by: First National
Release date: August 1, 1920
Running time: 60 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)