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{{short description|1924 film by Victor Sjöström}}
{{short description|1924 film by Victor Sjöström}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Name the Man
| name = Name the Man
| image =File:Name the Man.jpg
| image = Name the Man! (1924, poster 1).jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Victor Seastrom]]
| director = [[Victor Sjöström]]
| producer = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| producer = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| writer = [[Paul Bern]]
| writer = [[Paul Bern]]
| based on = the novel ''The Master of Man'' by [[Hall Caine]]
| based_on = {{basedon|''[[The Master of Man]]''|[[Hall Caine]]}}
| starring = [[Mae Busch]]
| starring = [[Mae Busch]]
| music =
| music =
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| editing = [[June Mathis]]
| editing = [[June Mathis]]
| distributor = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Goldwyn Pictures]]
| released = January 27, 1924
| released = {{film date|1924|01|27}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent..English titles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
}}
}}
[[File:Nametheman-1924-sceneB.jpg|thumb|Scene from the film.]]
'''''Name the Man''''' is a surviving 1924 [[silent film|silent]] film drama directed by [[Victor Seastrom]] and starring [[Mae Busch]]. It was produced and distributed by [[Goldwyn Pictures]] in association with Cosmopolitan Productions.<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/10919?sid=42901eff-e4cc-4afc-9966-f7950ba5fffe&sr=3.6220126&cp=1&pos=1 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''Name the Man'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NameTheMan1924.html ''Name the Man'' at silentera.com]</ref>
'''''Name the Man''''' is a surviving 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Victor Sjöström]] and starring [[Mae Busch]]. It was produced and distributed by [[Goldwyn Pictures]] in association with Cosmopolitan Productions.<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/10919?sid=42901eff-e4cc-4afc-9966-f7950ba5fffe&sr=3.6220126&cp=1&pos=1 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''Name the Man'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NameTheMan1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Name the Man''] at silentera.com</ref>


==Cast==
==Plot==
Arriving home late one evening Bessie is turned out of her home by her stepfather Dan Collister. She has nowhere to go. Bessie is befriended by Victor Stowell, son of the Deemster or Judge of the Isle of Man. Victor is engaged to Fenella Stanley, the daughter of the Island's governor. Bessie stays the night in Victor's apartments. Victor's best friend Alick Gell, tells Victor of his love for Bessie. Victor sees an opportunity for ending his affair with Bessie. Victor's father dies and he succeeds him as Deemster. Later Bessie is arrested and tried for killing her child. The judge trying the case is Victor, the child's father. Bessie is found guilty and is to be executed. An infuriated mob gathers around the prison demanding the name of the man. There are two women who know, Bessie and Fenella who had challenged Victor and obtained his confession. Bessie escapes from prison, where she is awaiting the death sentence. Victor is caught and stoned by the crowd for his share in helping her to escape.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince of Wales Theatre |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58231003 |accessdate=May 19, 2020 |work=Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) |date=November 29, 1925 |pages=3}}</ref>
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*[[Mae Busch]] - Bessie Collister
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*[[Conrad Nagel]] - Victor Stowell
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*[[Hobart Bosworth]] - Christian Stowell
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*[[Creighton Hale]] - Alick Gell
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*[[Patsy Ruth Miller]] - Fenella Stanley
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*[[Winter Hall]] - Gov. Stanley
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*[[Aileen Pringle]] - Isabelle
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*[[DeWitt Jennings]] - Dan Collister
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*[[Evelyn Selbie]] - Lisa Collister
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*[[Mark Fenton]] - Constable Cain
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*[[Anna Dodge]] - Mrs. Quayle (*as Anna Hernandez)
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*Mrs. Charles Craig - Mrs. Brown
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*Cecil Holland - Coroner
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*[[Lucien Littlefield]] - Sharf
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*[[William Orlamond]] - Taubmam


==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
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*[[Mae Busch]] as Bessie Collister
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*[[Conrad Nagel]] as Victor Stowell
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*[[Hobart Bosworth]] as Christian Stowell
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*[[Creighton Hale]] as Alick Gell
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*[[Patsy Ruth Miller]] as Fenella Stanley
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*[[Winter Hall]] as Gov. Stanley
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*[[Aileen Pringle]] as Isabelle
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*[[DeWitt Jennings]] as Dan Collister
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*[[Evelyn Selbie]] as Lisa Collister
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*[[Mark Fenton]] as Constable Cain
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*[[Anna Dodge]] as Mrs. Quayle (credited as Anna Hernandez)
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*Mrs. Charles Craig as Mrs. Brown
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*Cecil Holland as Coroner
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*[[Lucien Littlefield]] as Sharf
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*[[William Orlamond]] as Taubmam
*[[Charles Hill Mailes]] as Attorney General (credited as Charles Mailes)
*[[Andrew Arbuckle (actor)|Andrew Arbuckle]] as Vondy
}}


==Preservation status==
==Preservation status==
*The film survives in the Cinematheque royale de Belgique- Brussels, Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet - Stockholm, and the Gosfimofond archive, Moscow.<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.634/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Name the Man'']</ref>
''Name the Man'' survives in the [[Cinematek|Cinematheque royale de Belgique]] in Brussels, Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet in Stockholm, and the [[Gosfilmofond]] archive in Moscow.<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.634/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Name the Man'']</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Name the Man (1924 film)}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014302/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Name the Man at IMDb.com]
*{{IMDb title|0014302}}
*{{allmovie|103601|synopsis}}
*{{allmovie|103601|Synopsis}}
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/result?l-publictag=Hall%20Caine%20Name%20The%20Man%201924 Articles relating to ''Name the Man''] at [[Trove|Trove (National Library of Australia)]]


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Latest revision as of 03:57, 16 July 2024

Name the Man
Directed byVictor Sjöström
Written byPaul Bern
Based onThe Master of Man
by Hall Caine
Produced byGoldwyn Pictures
StarringMae Busch
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byJune Mathis
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • January 27, 1924 (1924-01-27)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Scene from the film.

Name the Man is a surviving 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Mae Busch. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures in association with Cosmopolitan Productions.[1][2]

Plot

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Arriving home late one evening Bessie is turned out of her home by her stepfather Dan Collister. She has nowhere to go. Bessie is befriended by Victor Stowell, son of the Deemster or Judge of the Isle of Man. Victor is engaged to Fenella Stanley, the daughter of the Island's governor. Bessie stays the night in Victor's apartments. Victor's best friend Alick Gell, tells Victor of his love for Bessie. Victor sees an opportunity for ending his affair with Bessie. Victor's father dies and he succeeds him as Deemster. Later Bessie is arrested and tried for killing her child. The judge trying the case is Victor, the child's father. Bessie is found guilty and is to be executed. An infuriated mob gathers around the prison demanding the name of the man. There are two women who know, Bessie and Fenella who had challenged Victor and obtained his confession. Bessie escapes from prison, where she is awaiting the death sentence. Victor is caught and stoned by the crowd for his share in helping her to escape.[3]

Cast

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Preservation status

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Name the Man survives in the Cinematheque royale de Belgique in Brussels, Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet in Stockholm, and the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Name the Man
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Name the Man at silentera.com
  3. ^ "Prince of Wales Theatre". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954). November 29, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Name the Man
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