The Man Who Found Himself (1925 film)

The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
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Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Screenplay by	Thomas J. Geraghty
Story by	Booth Tarkington
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor
Starring	Thomas Meighan; Virginia Valli; Frank Morgan; Ralph Morgan; Charles A. Stevenson; Julia Hoyt
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 23, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Man Who Found Himself is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Thomas J. Geraghty based upon a story by Booth Tarkington.^[1] The film stars Thomas Meighan, Virginia Valli, Frank Morgan, Ralph Morgan, Charles A. Stevenson, and Julia Hoyt. The film was released on August 23, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot summary

Tom and Edwin Macauley are directors at a bank owned by their father. Edwin uses the banks funds to speculate, and plans to incriminate Tom with the help of banker Lon Morris. Tom is sent to prison, where he becomes a Trusty. He breaks out when he learns that Morris is set to marry his fiancée. Nora Brooks. He confronts, then attacks Morris, before returning to prison. Tom's father dies, and Tom is released from prison. With the help of friends he made in prison, Tom breaks into his father's bank, which is now controlled by Morris. He steals money, plants it in Morris' house, and notifies the bank examiners. Morris, who was already embezzling bank funds, goes back to the bank to get more money. He is caught and killed by a watchman before he can escape. Tom reunites with Nora, and they marry.^[5]

Cast

Thomas Meighan as Tom Macauley
Virginia Valli as Nora Brooks
Frank Morgan as Lon Morris
Ralph Morgan as Edwin Macauley Jr.
Charles A. Stevenson as Edwin Macauley Sr.
Julia Hoyt as Evelyn Corning
Lynn Fontanne as Mrs. Macauley Jr.
Mildred Ryan as Polly Brooks
Hugh Cameron as Hoboken Williams
Victor Moore as Humpty Dumpty Smith
Russell Griffin as Tom Macauley Jr.
Norman Trevor as Commodore Branding
John Harrington as Warden

Preservation

With no prints of The Man Who Found Himself located in any film archives,^[6] it is a lost film.

References

^ Hall, Mordaunt (August 24, 1925). "The Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Man-Who-Found-Himself - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ "The Man Who Found Himself (1925) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Man Who Found Himself at silentera.com
^ "The Man Who Found Himself". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Man Who Found Himself

External links

The Man Who Found Himself at IMDb
The Man Who Found Himself at the TCM Movie Database
The Man Who Found Himself at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Hall, Mordaunt (August 24, 1925). "The Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[2] Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Man-Who-Found-Himself - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[3] "The Man Who Found Himself (1925) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: The Man Who Found Himself at silentera.com

[5] "The Man Who Found Himself". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

[6] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Man Who Found Himself

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