When a Man's a Man (1924 film)

When a Man's a Man
Still with John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Written by	Walter Anthony Harry Carr
Based on	When a Man's a Man by Harold Bell Wright
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	John Bowers Marguerite De La Motte Robert Frazer
Cinematography	Ned Van Buren
Production company	Principal Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1924 (1924-02-03)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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
• 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[]

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