When a Man's a Man (1924 film)

When a Man's a Man is a 1924 American silent western film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring John Bowers, Marguerite De La Motte, and Robert Frazer.[1][2]

When a Man's a Man
Still with John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Written by	Walter Anthony Harry Carr
Based on	When a Man's a Man by Harold Bell Wright
Starring	John Bowers Marguerite De La Motte Robert Frazer
Cinematography	Harold Janes Ned Van Buren
Production company	Principal Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1924
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• John Bowers as Lawrence Knight, 'Patches'
• Marguerite De La Motte as Helen Wakefield
• Robert Frazer as Phil Acton
• June Marlowe as Kitty Reid
• Forrest Robinson as The Dean
• Elizabeth Rhodes as Stella
• Fred R. Stanton as Nick Cambert
• George Hackathorne as Yapavai Joe
• Edward Hearn as Stanley Manning
• Johnny Fox as Little Billy
• Arthur Hoyt as Professor Parkhill
• Ray Thompson as Curley Elson
• Charles Hill Mailes as Jim Reid

Production

When a Man's a Man was filmed on location in and around Prescott, Arizona. Bowers broke his leg in a scene while bulldogging a steer.[3]

Preservation

An incomplete copy of When a Man's a Man is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4]

References

1. Darby p. 257.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: When a Man's a Man at silentera.com
3. Townsend, Andrew (23 March 2020), "Giving Voice to Silent Film Star John Bowers," Indiana Historical Bureau.
4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: When a Man's a Man

Bibliography

• Darby, William (1991). Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-810-82454-X

External links

• When a Man's a Man at IMDb