''Thou Art the Man'' is a 1920 American silent

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produced by

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and released through

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Thomas N. Heffron Thomas N. Heffron (June 13, 1872 – May 24, 1951) was a screenwriter, actor, and a director. He was born in Nevada, He worked as an attorney and danced in vaudeville before he began his career in film with Thanhousr in 1911, eventually landing ...

directed the film which starred stage and matinee idol

Robert Warwick Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction ...

and Lois Wilson. It is based on a novel, ''Myles Calthorpe, I.D.B.'' by F. E. Mills Young, with a screenplay by

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. This is considered to be a

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Plot

Based upon a description in a film publication, Myles Calthrope (Warwick) is an English soldier of fortune who drifts into the diamond mining fields of South Africa and finds employment with some diamond smugglers who masquerade as feather merchants. When he comes to suspect their true business, Myles is dismissed. He then goes to Cape Town where he falls in love with Joan Farrant (Wilson). She helps him to get a job with her brother, who is also secretly a smuggler. The police arrest Myles in an illicit enterprise of which he has no knowledge, and he goes to prison for three years. Eventually the real criminals are arrested, and Myles finds happiness with Joan.

Cast

as Myles Calthrope * Lois Wilson as Joan Farrant *J. M. Dumont as Henry Farrant * Clarence Burton as Matt Solomon *

Clarence Geldart Clarence Geldart (June 9, 1867 – May 13, 1935) was an American film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1915 and 1936. He was sometimes credited as C.H. Geldart or Charles H. Geldart. He was born in New Brunswick, Canada, and died i ...

as George Brummage (billed as Charles H. Geldert) * Harry Carter as Mr. Prescott *

Viora Daniel Viora Daniel (1902–1980) was an American film actress of the silent era.Foster p.33 She appeared in around twenty films, including several shorts, in a mixture of lead and supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' The Fourteenth Man'' (1920) ...

as Fannie Dering *Lorenza Lazzarini as Lucille *

Lillian Leighton Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago. Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 187 ...

as Cook * Sylvia Ashton as Chaperone *

Joan Marsh Joan Marsh (July 10, 1914 – August 10, 2000) was an American child actress in silent films between 1915 and 1921. Later, during the sound era, she resumed her acting career and performed in a variety of films during the 1930s and 1940s. Ear ...

as Ellie Prescott (billed as Dorothy Rosher) *Richard Wayne as Tom Dering * Jane Wolfe as Mrs. Prescott

References

External links

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synopsis at AllMovieLobby poster of Robert Warwick in ''Thou Art the Man''
*Two stills from the film with Robert Warwick and Lois Wilson
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1920 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films based on British novels American black-and-white films Films directed by Thomas N. Heffron Silent American drama films 1920 drama films 1920 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub