''Find Your Man'' is a 1924 American silent action/

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film starring

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and

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. It was directed by Mal St. Clair who persuaded

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to hire his friend, Darryl F. Zanuck, to write the screenplay; this began a long association between Zanuck and Rin Tin Tin. Filming took place in Klamath Falls, Oregon.Mel Gussow, ''Darryl F. Zanuck: "Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking"'', Da Capo 1971 p 36-37 This film survives. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and shown on television. ''Find Your Man'' was promoted as “wholesome melodrama at its very best.”

Plot

Paul Andrews (Eric St. Clair) returns home to the

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after combat service during

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. During his absence he has lost contact with the girl he loves, Caroline Blair (June Marlowe). He embarks on a journey in search of her with his dog Rin Tin Tin (“Rinny”). After hopping a freight train, they disembark in a lumber camp. Paul and Rinny rescue a young woman from the abusive mill boss, Martin Daines (Pat Hatigan). The girl turns out to be his sweetheart, Caroline. When a murder is committed, Paul is falsely accused: the only witness to the crime is Rin Tin Tin, and the murderer determines to destroy the intelligent canine, who recognizes the true assailant. Caroline intervenes and saves Rinny. When Martin kills her stepfather, suspicion falls on Paul, but Rinny manages to extract a confession from the murderer. The faithful dog provides evidence at the Paul’s trial that exonerates his master, proving him man’s best friend.Dwyer, 1996 p. 199-200: Filmography, plot synopsis: “An action melodrama.”

Cast

- Carolina Blair *

- Buddy, a dog * Eric St. Clair - Paul Andrews *

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- Gregory Mills * Pat Hartigan - Martin Dains * Fred R. Stanton - Sheriff * Lew Harvey - Half-Breed * Heinie Conklin - Lumberjack

Reception

'' The Advertiser'' praised Rin Tin Tin for his “marvelous athletic stunts” and Eric St. Clair and June Marlowe for their “exceptional skill” in portraying the young lovers.

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $283,000 domestically and $43,000 foreign.

Notes

References

*Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. ''Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948.'' '' The Scarecrow Press'', Lantham, Md., and London.

External links

*
''Find Your Man''
at Silent Hollywood

at Rin Tin Tin Movie Star

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