A Man's Mate Explained

A Man's Mate
Director:Edmund Mortimer
Screenplay:Charles Kenyon
Starring:John Gilbert
Renée Adorée
Noble Johnson
Wilfrid North
Thomas R. Mills
James Neill
Cinematography:G.O. Post
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

A Man's Mate is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Charles Kenyon. The film stars John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Noble Johnson, Wilfrid North, Thomas R. Mills, and James Neill. The film was released on March 16, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] Paul Bonard's wealthy father is opposed to his son's choice of an artist's career. Two Apaches, the Lion and Lynx, quarrel over the Wildcat, a female member of their Paris gang. The Lynx flees, meets Paul, stuns him, and changes clothes with him. Paul is brought to the Apache den, where he conquers the Lion in a desperate fight. Paul has lost his memory and falls in love with the Wildcat. He paints a picture of her. She discovers his identity, he goes home, submits to an operation, and recovers his memory. Later he seeks out and marries the Wildcat.

Preservation

With no prints of A Man's Mate located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Man's Mate (1924) - Overview . TCM.com . January 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: Dan Pavlides . Man's Mate (1924) - Edmund Mortimer . AllMovie . January 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: A Man's Mate . Catalog.afi.com . January 21, 2019.
  4. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: A Man's Mate . Exhibitors Trade Review . 19 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 19 April 1924 . New York . 10 November 2022.
  5. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7367/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Man's Mate