A lonely old riverboat man is left a child by a dying mother. Turner is rather terrific as the old man. Ellis Parker Butler (1869 - 1937) A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time whittling with his jack-knife and not really doing much else. The jack-knife man Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. That is, until one night, a sickly woman knocks at his boat door holding her son in her arms. The Jack-Knife Man Quotes. Vidor avoids many of the obvious Pathos pitfalls of the Butler original, turning out a story that is as credible as it is heartwarming. No one owned a pocket knife back in the first half of the 1900’s; almost every man and boy carried a jackknife.It was a youngster’s rite of passage to be given his or, in some cases, her very own jackknife, usually a special Christmas present. Turner, Harry Todd, Bobby Kelso, Willis Marks. The Jack Knife Man ★★★ 1920Sentimental silent treatment of the relationship between a boy and a man. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Download Ellis Parker Butler 's The Jack Knife Man for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile Price New from Used from Kindle "Please retry" $0.99 — — Hardcover "Please retry" $26.95 . F.A. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. A new mother close to death hands over her bundle of joy to a kindly old river man, and the two bond in a familial way despite incessant adversity. 70m/B VHS . The Jack Knife Man An early directorial effort by King Vidor, The Jack Knife Man is based on a sentimental story by Ellis Parker Butler. The Jack-Knife Man Paperback – November 14, 2015 by Ellis Parker Butler (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating. $26.95 — Paperback "Please retry" Films By Number of Awards: 2 Awards — Sex, Way Down East. Download The Jack Knife Man free in PDF & EPUB format. Directed by King Vidor. An early directorial effort by King Vidor, The Jack Knife Man is based on a sentimental story by Ellis Parker Butler. Made the year following Vidor's debut as a feature film director. Movie & TV guides. The old man and the boy grow to love one another. Mumbley-peg. With F.A. The Jack-Knife Man (1920) the age old story of a lonely old man unexpectedly having to take care of an orphan. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. The Jack-Knife Man. Best Horror Movies. The rest was a bit hit and miss as there wasn't all that much drama or other characters to lift this one over then a acceptable time waster. 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. 1 Nominations — If I Were King, The Jack-Knife Man, Lady Rose’s Daughter, The Mollycoddle, Old Lady 31, Pollyanna, Shipwrecked Among The Cannibals, Treasure Island. 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