''Man of the Forest'' is a 1926 American silent

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film directed by

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and written by

Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier ...

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and

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. The film stars Jack Holt,

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, Tom Kennedy, George Fawcett and Ivan Christy. The film was released on December 27, 1926, by

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directed a remake in 1933 starring

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, with Scott darkening his hair and wearing a moustache to match stock footage of Holt playing the part.

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portrayed

's part as Clint Beasley in the

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while Tom Kennedy reprised his role as the Sheriff.

Cast

* Jack Holt as Milt Dale *

as Nancy Raynor *

as Horace Pipp *

as Clint Beasley * Tom Kennedy as Sheriff * George Fawcett as Nancy's Uncle * Ivan Christy as Snake Anson * Bruce Gordon as Jim Wilson *

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as Moses * Willard Cooley as Deputy Sheriff *

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as First Deputy * Walter Ackerman as Second Deputy * Duke R. Lee as Martin Mulvery

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* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by John Waters (director born 1893) American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films Films based on works by Zane Grey 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub