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'''''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>
'''''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>

==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>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Mae Busch]] as Bessie Collister
*[[Mae Busch]] as Bessie Collister
*[[Conrad Nagel]] as Victor Stowell
*[[Conrad Nagel]] as Victor Stowell
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*[[Lucien Littlefield]] as Sharf
*[[Lucien Littlefield]] as Sharf
*[[William Orlamond]] as Taubmam
*[[William Orlamond]] as Taubmam
*[[Charles Hill Mailes]] as Attorney General (credited as Charles Mailes)

*[[Andrew Arbuckle (actor)|Andrew Arbuckle]] as Vondy
==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.<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>


==Preservation status==
==Preservation status==
''Name the Man'' 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 Cinematheque royale de Belgique in Brussels, Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet in Stockholm, and the Gosfimofond 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==
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*{{IMDb title|0014302}}
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*{{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)]]]
*[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)]]
*[https://silenthollywood.com/nametheman1924.html Stills] at silenthollywood.com
*[http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/name_the_man.htm Stills and poster] at silentfilmstillarchive.com


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Revision as of 04:03, 27 September 2020

Name the Man
File:Name the Man.jpg
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)

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

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

Preservation status

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

References

  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