Rip Van Winkle is a 1921 American silent fantasy film, directed by Edward Ludwig.

Starring Thomas Jefferson and Milla Davenport in the oft-filmed 1819 Washington Irving short story about Rip Van Winkle who falls asleep and wakes up 20 years later.

T. Jefferson had starred in a 1914 feature-length version of the story, which was re-released in 1921 just as this film was premiering.

As described in a film magazine,[3] after swearing off drinking time and time again and familiarly discounting the next drink after each resolution, Rip Van Winkle (Jefferson) is finally driven out of the house by his wife Gretchen (Davenport).

Rip arrives just in time to prevent a forced marriage of his daughter Meenie (Daisy Jefferson) to Derrick's nephew, and reclaims his land.