Find Your Man
{{short description|1924 film by Malcolm St. Clair}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Find Your Man
| image = Find_Your_Man.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Malcolm St. Clair
| producer =
| screenplay = Darryl F. Zanuck (credited as Gregory Rogers)
| starring = June Marlowe
Rin Tin Tin
| music =
| cinematography = Lee Garmes
| editing =
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1924|09|01}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English intertitles
}}
Find Your Man is a 1924 American silent action/melodrama film starring Rin Tin Tin and June Marlowe. It was directed by Mal St. Clair who persuaded Warner Bros. to hire his friend, Darryl F. Zanuck, to write the screenplay; this began a long association between Zanuck and Rin Tin Tin.Dwyer, 1996 p. 87-88: Zanuck was “St. Clair’s old friend from the Mack Sennett studios…” And p. 85: Dwyer calls it a “melodrama.”
Filming took place in Klamath Falls, Oregon.Dwyer, 1996 p. 113, p. 199: FilmographyMel Gussow, Darryl F. Zanuck: "Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking", Da Capo 1971 p 36-37{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43259728 |title=Find Your Man |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date= December 20, 1924 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} This film survives.[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FindYourMan1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Find Your Man] at silentera.com It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions[https://archive.org/details/mediahistory&tab=collection?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Motion%20pictures%20--%20Catalogues%22 1957 Movies from AAP – Warner Bros Features & Cartoons – Sales Book Directed at TV] in the 1950s and shown on television.
Find Your Man was promoted as “wholesome melodrama at its very best.”Dwyer, 1996 p. 199-200: Filmography
Plot
Paul Andrews (Eric St. Clair) returns home to the Pacific Northwest after combat service during World War I. During his absence he has lost contact with the girl he loves, Caroline Blair (June Marlowe). He embarks on a journey in search of her with his dog Rin Tin Tin (“Rinny”).
After hopping a freight train, they disembark in a lumber camp. Paul and Rinny rescue a young woman from the abusive mill boss, Martin Daines (Pat Hatigan). The girl turns out to be his sweetheart, Caroline. When a murder is committed, Paul is falsely accused: the only witness to the crime is Rin Tin Tin, and the murderer determines to destroy the intelligent canine, who recognizes the true assailant. Caroline intervenes and saves Rinny. When Martin kills her stepfather, suspicion falls on Paul, but Rinny manages to extract a confession from the murderer. The faithful dog provides evidence at the Paul’s trial that exonerates his master, proving him man’s best friend.Dwyer, 1996 p. 199-200: Filmography, plot synopsis: “An action melodrama.”
Cast
- June Marlowe - Carolina Blair
- Rin Tin Tin - Buddy, a dog
- Eric St. Clair - Paul Andrews
- Charles Hill Mailes - Gregory Mills
- Pat Hartigan - Martin Dains
- Fred R. Stanton - Sheriff
- Lew Harvey - Half-Breed
- Heinie Conklin - Lumberjack
Reception
The Advertiser praised Rin Tin Tin for his “marvelous athletic stunts” and Eric St. Clair and June Marlowe for their “exceptional skill” in portraying the young lovers.
Box Office
Notes
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References
- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. {{ISBN | 0-8108-2709-3}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0014901}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023004410/http://silenthollywood.com/findyourman1924.html Find Your Man] at Silent Hollywood
- [http://www.rintintinmoviestar.com/Rin-Tin-Tin%20Filmography.html#Find%20Your%20Man Find Your Man] at Rin Tin Tin Movie Star
- [http://www.impawards.com/1924/find_your_man.html lobby poster]
{{Malcolm St. Clair}}
{{Darryl F. Zanuck}}
Category:1920s action drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Category:American action drama films
Category:Surviving American silent films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Silent action drama films