My Man (1924 film) explained

My Man
Director:David Smith
Producer:Albert E. Smith
Starring:Patsy Ruth Miller
Dustin Farnum
Niles Welch
Cinematography:W. Steve Smith Jr.
Studio:Vitagraph Company of America
Distributor:Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

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

Plot

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.

Preservation

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

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Munden p. 532
  2. Sewell . C. S. . My Man: Vitagraph Offers Entertaining Version of George Randolph Chester Story of Love and Politics . . 66 . 8 . 671 . Chalmers Publishing Co. . New York City . 1924-02-23 . 20 March 2021.
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7755/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: My Man