The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning explained

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning
Director:	Harry Davenport
Story:	Everett McNeil
Starring:	Harry T. Morey L. Rogers Lytton Belle Bruce Ned Finley Logan Paul
Studio:	Vitagraph Company of America A Broadway Star Feature
Distributor:	V-L-S-E
Runtime:	4 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Harry T. Morey, L. Rogers Lytton, Belle Bruce, Ned Finley, and Logan Paul. The film was released by V-L-S-E on December 27, 1915.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

A rich young man realizes he is not good at business, so he pretends to leave his home on a trip for fun. Instead he takes on work as a laborer, and through that faces a lot of hardship.^[4]

Cast

• Harry T. Morey as Geoffrey Manning (as Harry Morey)
• L. Rogers Lytton as Geoffrey's Father
• Belle Bruce as Harmony Laurie
• Ned Finley as Foreman
• Logan Paul as Hennessey
• Kate Davenport as Maime
• Jack Brawn as Secretary
• Marion Henry as Margaret
• Eulalie Jensen as Mother
• Thomas R. Mills as Hogarty (as Thom Mills)
• Katherine Franek (uncredited)

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning. afi.com. 31 July 2020.
2. Web site: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning. AllMovie. 31 July 2020.
3. Web site: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning. TCM.com. 31 July 2020.
4. Web site: Next Week's Vitagraph Output. Motography (1916). 27 January 2023.
5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7237/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning