''A Man's Man'' is a lost 1917 American silent

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directed by Oscar Apfel and produced by Paralta Plays. It starred

J. Warren Kerrigan George Jack Warren Kerrigan (July 25, 1879 – June 9, 1947) was an American silent film actor and film director. Controversy In May 1917, Kerrigan was nearing the end of a four-month-long personal appearance publicity tour that had taken him ac ...

and Lois Wilson, the pair famous for appearing in ''

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''.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, mining engineer John Stuart Webster (Kerrigan) is headed for Central America. While on his way to Mexico, at a truck stop in Arizona he saves a handsome young girl Dolores (Wilson) from the annoyance of a traveling salesman, and henceforth falls in love with her. Webster is a peace-loving individual, but is all fight when a fight is required. When he arrives in Sobrante, he runs into one of the periodic revolutions. He rescues Dolores from the revolutionaries, with her father being killed and Webster almost killed. She nurses him back to health, and he saves the country, marries the girl, and they set out on a happy life.

Cast

as John Stuart Webster * Lois Wilson as Dolores Ruey *

Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was a popular American actor during the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer roles. His career extended into the sound film era, but during that span he rarely c ...

as Billy Geary *

Edward Coxen Albert Edward Coxen (8 August 1880 – 21 November 1954) was an English-born American actor. He appeared in over 200 films during his career. Personal life Coxen was born in London, England. He came to the United States as a child and lived mu ...

as John Cafferty *

Ida Lewis Idawalley Zoradia Lewis (February 25, 1842 – October 24, 1911) was an American lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism in rescuing people from the seas. Biography Early years Ida Lewis was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the second oldest of ...

as Mother Jenks *

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited as Harry van Meter) was an American actor of stage and silent film. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound fi ...

as Ricardo Ruey *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Captain Benevido * Ernest Pasqué as Captain Arredondo * Arthur Allardt as Dr. Pacheo * Joseph J. Dowling as President Sarros * John Steppling as Neddy Jerome *

Wallace Worsley Wallace Ashley Worsley (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film actor and film director during the Silent film, silent era. Over the course of his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7. He dir ...

as Henry Jenks

1923 version

Apparently this film was re-released by FBO in 1923 in a 50-minute version.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''A Man's Man'' (1923 rerelease)
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References

External links

* * Kyne, Peter B. (1917),
Webster - Man's Man
', Doubleday, Page & Company, on the Internet Archive 1917 films 1917 adventure films 1917 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films 1910s romance films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Oscar Apfel Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Lost American adventure films Lost American romance films Silent American adventure films Silent American romance films English-language romance films English-language adventure films {{1910s-romance-film-stub