Man of the Forest (1926 film)

{{Short description|1926 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Man of the Forest

| image = File:Man of the Forest (1926 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = John Waters

| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor

| screenplay = Zane Grey
Max Marcin
Fred Myton

| starring = Jack Holt
Georgia Hale
El Brendel
Warner Oland
Tom Kennedy
George Fawcett
Ivan Christy

| cinematography = Charles Edgar Schoenbaum

| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1926|12|27}}

| runtime = 65 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

}}

Man of the Forest is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and written by Zane Grey, Max Marcin and Fred Myton. The film stars Jack Holt, Georgia Hale, El Brendel, Warner Oland, Tom Kennedy, George Fawcett and Ivan Christy. The film was released on December 27, 1926, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/153475/Man-of-the-Forest/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208230031/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/153475/Man-of-the-Forest/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Janiss Garza|date=2015|title=Man-of-the-Forest - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=10588|title=Man of the Forest|work=afi.com|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}

Henry Hathaway directed a remake in 1933 starring Randolph Scott, with Scott darkening his hair and wearing a moustache to match stock footage of Holt playing the part. Noah Beery Sr. portrayed Warner Oland's part as Clint Beasley in the remake while Tom Kennedy reprised his role as the Sheriff.