Masters of Men

{{Infobox film

|name = Masters of Men

|image =

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|director =David Smith

|producer = Albert E. Smith

|based_on = Masters of Men by Morgan Robertson

|writer = C. Graham Baker

|starring = Earle Williams
Alice Calhoun
Wanda Hawley

|cinematography = W. Steve Smith Jr.

|studio = Vitagraph Company of America

|distributor = Vitagraph Company of America

|released = {{Film date|1923|5|14}}

|runtime = 70 minutes

|country = United States

|language = Silent
English intertitles

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Masters of Men is a 1923 American silent war drama film directed by David Smith and starring Earle Williams, Alice Calhoun and Wanda Hawley.{{cite book|last=Munden|first=Kenneth White|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1|publisher=University of California Press|year=1997|page=499|isbn=0520209699|orig-year=1971|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlLbRAPOgP0C}} It takes place against the backdrop of the 1898 Spanish-American War. It is based on the 1901 novel Masters of Men by Morgan Robertson.

Plot

After falsely being accused of theft really committed by his sweetheart Mabel 's brother, Dick Halpin runs away to join the Navy. Later shanghaied he is held prisoner by the Spanish in Santiago Harbor, escaping just in time to rejoin his ship and take part in the Spanish-American War. Returning home a hero after a sea battle, his name is cleared and he reconciles with Mabel.

Cast

Earle Williams as Lt. Breen
Alice Calhoun as Mabel Arthur
Cullen Landis as Dick Halpin
Wanda Hawley as Bessie Fleming
Dick Sutherland as 'Pig' Jones
Charles Mason as Sawyer
Bert Appling as Mr. Thorpe
Jack Curtis as Capt. Bilker
Martin Turner as 'Nigger'

References

Bibliography

{{cite book|last=Connelly|first=Robert B.|title=The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36|volume=40|issue=2|edition=2nd|publisher=December Press|year=1998|isbn=0913204366}}