A Man's Man
"Red-blooded, gripping, adventurous, spectacular and a charming love story".
1917 · 50m · N/A Adventure, Romance
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A Man's Man
Overview
John Stuart Webster, mining engineer, having accumulated a fortune in Death Valley, Calif., starts for Denver. On the train is Dolores Ruey, a beautiful Spanish girl reared in the United States. Webster thrashes a travelling salesman who has been forcing his attentions on Dolores and thereby gains her admiration. Upon his arrival in Denver he leaves for Sobrante, Central America, to finance a mine found by his former protege, Billy Geary. Dolores is also bound for Sobrante. Her father, Don Ricardo Ruey, had been President of the Republic, until he was killed by revolutionists. They board the same train but Webster is seized with ptomaine poisoning and is removed to a hospital. Dolores is met by Billy Geary, who falls desperately in love with her. When he arrives. Webster does everything to give Geary a clear field, but after he has put Dolores' brother in the place his father held, he finds he has not only won a revolution, but a wife.
Director and cast
- J. Warren Kerrigan as John Stuart Webster
- Lois Wilson as Dolores Ruey
- Kenneth Harlan as Billy Geary
- Edward Coxen as John Cafferty
- Eugene Pallette as Captain Benevido
- Ida Lewis as Mother Jenks
- Harry von Meter as Ricardo Ruey
- Arthur Allardt as Dr. Pacheo
- Joseph J. Dowling as President Sarros
- John Steppling as Neddy Jerome
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