A SHIPWRECKED FAMlLY.—Sparkling with action and drama, the RKO Radio version of Johann Wyss’s immortal human story, ‘Swiss Family Robinson,’ is now at the State, with a cast headed by Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, and Tim Holt. Few stories have captured the world’s imagination as has this 130-year-old tale of adventure and peril on a South Sea island, a tale that has been a best-seller for more than a century, and the film faithfully visualises its spirit and action.
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Evening Star, Issue 23657, 17 August 1940, Page 5
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83A SHIPWRECKED FAMlLY.—Sparkling with action and drama, the RKO Radio version of Johann Wyss’s immortal human story, ‘Swiss Family Robinson,’ is now at the State, with a cast headed by Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, and Tim Holt. Few stories have captured the world’s imagination as has this 130-year-old tale of adventure and peril on a South Sea island, a tale that has been a best-seller for more than a century, and the film faithfully visualises its spirit and action. Evening Star, Issue 23657, 17 August 1940, Page 5
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