The Man Who Came Back
Supense - Tragedy - Action - Passion - Humor - Love
1924 · 1h 30m Drama
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The Man Who Came Back
Overview
Henry Potter is the irresponsible playboy son of a New York millionaire. Fearing he will disgrace the family name if he stays in New York, the father sends him to San Francisco to work in the family shipyards and, to make a man out of him, he is told he will have to start at the bottom and work his way up. Henry decides this is not a good idea and resents it to the point he will indeed start at the bottom but will work his way down from there, and disgrace the family name in San Francisco.
Director and cast
- George O'Brien as Henry Potter
- Dorothy Mackaill as Marcelle
- Cyril Chadwick as Captain Trevelan
- Ralph Lewis as Thomas Potter
- Emily Fitzroy as Aunt Isabel
- Harvey Clark as Charles Reisling
- Edward Peil Sr. as Sam Shu Sin
- David Kirby as Gibson
- James Gordon as Captain Gallon
- Walter Wilkinson as Henry Potter (at age 4)
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