The Making of a Man
About The Making of a Man
A barnstorming company plays a village. A young woman (Blanche Sweet) falls for the leading man (Dell Henderson) at a dance during the stay. Her father hates actors and turns hard when he sees the attachment. She leaves home. The actor marries her, but her father, because she is under age, forces her back. The actor sets out to become worthy of her and succeeds. When he returns he is told she is dead: the family had counted her dead once she went looking for him.
Cast & crew
More about The Making of a Man
D. W. Griffith directed. G. W. Bitzer photographed the one-reeler. The Moving Picture World synopsis credits a story by R. L. Bond. Wikipedia also lists Leona Radnor as an uncredited writer and John Fleming Wilson as the author of the source story. General Film Company released it on 5 October 1911. Biograph copyrighted it on 7 October 1911. The release length was 1,000 feet.
Themes
Look
G. W. Bitzer photographed the Biograph one-reeler.
Music
Silent, with English intertitles.
Notes
- Claire McDowell plays an actress. Donald Crisp is an actor and a man backstage.
- Mabel Normand is in the second audience.
- William J. Butler is a member of the young woman's family.
- The Motion Picture Story Magazine for November 1911 printed a story version.
Scenes
- She meets the leading man at the company's dance.
- Her father takes her home because she is under age.
- The actor is told his wife is dead.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-the-making-of-a-man)
