The Castaways
The Castaways
1921, English. Directed by Lancelot Speed.
“After falling overboard they spent days in the life-buoy. Their only food was butter; and you soon get tired of only butter." A fish spots Pip, Squeak and Wilfred adrift, and tells his mermaid wife to make a soup from them; she pushes them ashore instead. Landing in Egypt, they take a camel ride to see pyramids and a sphinx, before finding themselves stranded in the desert. There, they find a giant egg and try to cook it, but a crocodile hatches out and chases them away…
- Runtime
- 0h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 January 1921
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Bertram J. Lamb
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The Castaways runs 8 minutes (0h 8m).
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The Castaways isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1921. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Castaways?
If you liked The Castaways, try Terra das Canções de Ninar, Koati, Sofia the First: The Floating Palace.
Who directed The Castaways?
The Castaways (1921) was directed by Lancelot Speed.