My Man is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Dustin Farnum, and Niles Welch.[1]

My Man
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Directed byDavid Smith
Written byDonald I. Buchanan
Produced byAlbert E. Smith
StarringPatsy Ruth Miller
Dustin Farnum
Niles Welch
CinematographyW. Steve Smith Jr.
Production
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Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a review of the film in a film magazine,[2] Sledge (Farnum), the political boss of a small city, combines with a promoter to establish a new street car line. In the meantime he sees and falls in love with Molly (Miller), the daughter of the president of the existing street car line, but is opposed by Bert Glider (Webb), a lounge lizard. Sledge starts his wooing of Molly and impresses her with his force and lavishness of his presents, but she thinks he is uncouth, resents his attempts to dominate her and prepares to marry Glider. Sledge kidnaps her but relents and sends her back home. She learns that Glider is a scoundrel and finally agrees to marry Sledge.

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Preservation

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With no prints of My Man located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 532
  2. ^ Sewell, C. S. (February 23, 1924). "My Man: Vitagraph Offers Entertaining Version of George Randolph Chester Story of Love and Politics". The Moving Picture World. 66 (8). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 671. Retrieved March 20, 2021.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: My Man

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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