Name the Man

Jan 27, 1924

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

Victor Stowell, son of the deemster of the Isle of Man, is engaged to Fenella Stanley. He becomes involved in an intrigue with local girl Bessie Collister, becomes the deemster on his father's death, and is forced to try Bessie for killing her illegitimate child.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

Name the Man Trailers

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Cast

Bessie Collister

Mae Busch

Victor Stowell

Conrad Nagel

Christian Stowell

Hobart Bosworth

Alick Gell

Creighton Hale

Fenella Stanley

Patsy Ruth Miller

Gov. Stanley

Winter Hall

Isabelle

Aileen Pringle

Dan Collister

DeWitt Jennings

Lisa Collister

Evelyn Selbie

Constable Cain

Mark Fenton

Mrs. Quayle

Anna Dodge

Coroner

Cecil Holland

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