Name the Man

1924 1h 20m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★7IMDB · 62

Drama

Synopsis

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Victor Stowell, son of the deemster of the Isle of Man, is engaged to Fenella Stanley. He becomes involved in an intrigue with local girl Bessie Collister, becomes the deemster on his father's death, and is forced to try Bessie for killing her illegitimate child.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mae Busch
Bessie Collister
Conrad Nagel
Victor Stowell
Hobart Bosworth
Christian Stowell
Creighton Hale
Alick Gell
Patsy Ruth Miller
Fenella Stanley
Winter Hall
Gov. Stanley
Aileen Pringle
Isabelle
DeWitt Jennings
Dan Collister

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Sjöström
Writers: Paul Bern, Hall Caine
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Sjöström, shot by Charles Van Enger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mae Busch and Conrad Nagel and Hobart Bosworth carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Victor Sjöström directs. Charles Van Enger behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Victor Sjöström, shot by Charles Van Enger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mae Busch and Conrad Nagel and Hobart Bosworth carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0014302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.