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A Man in the Open

It's mighty nice to see a real man make good when he has to plough through so many hazards to reach his goal.
Feb 23, 1919 · 1h 0m
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Western

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Sailor Jesse, shipwrecked off the Texas coast, naively becomes involved with a cattle rustler. Because the sheriff believes in his innocence, Jesse finds work as a cowboy, but soon becomes infatuated with Polly, the medium for fake hypnotist Bull Brooks, and marries her. When he learns that Polly married to win a bet, Jesse attempts to take her from the town's influences to open spaces, but Brooks falsely reports that she killed herself rather than go.

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CAST

Dustin Farnum
Sailor Jesse
Herschel Mayall
Trevor
Lamar Johnstone
Bull Brooks
Joseph J. Dowling
James Brown
Claire Du Brey
Polly
Irene Rich
Kate
Directed by Ernest C. Warde

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
United Picture Theatres of America Inc.
Country
US

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