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Peter Pan

Play trailer Poster for Peter Pan Released Dec 29, 1924 1h 45m Kids & Family Adventure Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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An amazing boy takes the Darling children to Never-Never Land on an adventure.
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Armed with technical ingenuity and classic source material, Peter Pan brings J.M. Barrie's beloved fantasy to the screen in dazzling style.

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Mildred Spain New York Daily News Never has a picture been better photographed. It is as clear and beautiful as your first memory. Ernest Torrence is a gorgeous Capt. Hook. Anna May Wong is Tiger Lily. Cyril Chadwick and Esther Ralston are delightful. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Roy Ellarcotte Detroit Free Press These dreams are brought to the screen no cleverly, so convincingly and yet so simply that they provide a film of pleasing excitement, of rich humor and on a few occasions a tear or two. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Mae Tinee Chicago Tribune Peter Pan is a perfectly lovely, funny, Interesting, plaint, weird movie, and if Sir James Barrie is one-half as tickled with it as are the youthful (young-young and old-young) [viewers], why, he ought to be cockadoodle-dooing just as Peter does. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review H.E. Shumlin Billboard As far as I am concerned the picture version of James Barrie’s famous play is one of the most enjoyable pictures which has ever graced the motion picture screen. Mar 16, 2023 Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Peter Pan is so extraordinarily beautiful, so utterly true to the childish spirit in which it was originally written, that I have no choice in the matter: I must fall down and blubber. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Martin Dickstein Brooklyn Daily Eagle Betty Bronson, playing her first really Important role in the films, leaves no doubt concerning Sir Barrie's good Judgment In choosing her to play Peter. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Teddy B Herbert Brenon's direction of J.M Barrie's source material (that remains as immortal as its titular character) is brilliant and makes for one of the purest escapist experiences and the most effective adaptation to this day. Betty Bronson's Peter Pan is extraordinary. the incredibly achieved special effects (while some are pulled straight from the stage performance (Nana, especially)) make for an incredible transition from stage to screen and the cinematography is criminally underrated for just how crisp and eye-catching it is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review David Len A This is one of my favorites from the silent era. interesting that Ben-Hur was released that same year. Another favorite of mine. I taught English and Theatre and always used this film after reading the play aloud. The film was Americanized. References to Star-Spangled Banner and such instead of God Save the King. Nanna the Dog is an excellent character with a diminutive player inside a fun and functional costume. The Pirates are perfect. There are even mermaids in this one! the Lost Boys return with Wendy and find a home in the Darling's house. Available with a better accompaniment soundtrack on YouTube than the Kino Restored film Edition. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Ethan S A special-effects extravaganza (for 1924), this is a very faithful adaptation of the story, probably based on the stage play. Betty Bronson is an excellent Peter Pan. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/02/21 Full Review cees t More color and effects than Seven Samurai, but the lack of voices just didn't do it for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Ruslan L Classic Disney cartoon. :) Peter Pen is a legend. Even though this animated film was made decades ago, it still looks amazing on the big screen at the cinema. Excellent story line. Fun for kids and families. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/12/19 Full Review Matthew R Good to see this on the big screen and imagine how much work went into it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Herbert Brenon

Director

Betty Bronson

Peter Pan

Ernest Torrence

Captain Hook

Mary Brian

Wendy Darling

Virginia Brown Faire

Tinker Bell

Anna May Wong

Tiger Lily

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Synopsis An amazing boy takes the Darling children to Never-Never Land on an adventure.
Director
Herbert Brenon
Producer
Herbert Brenon
Screenwriter
Willis Goldbeck
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 29, 1924, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 11, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m