The Man Who Came Back
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Emmett Flynn
Director
George O'brien
Henry Potter
Dorothy Mackaill
Marcelle
Cyril Chadwick
Captain Trevelan
Ralph Lewis
Thomas Potter
Emily Fitzroy
Aunt Isabel
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Aug
17,
1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Man Who Came Back by John Fleming Wilson (New York, 1912) and the play of the same title by Jules Eckert Goodman (New York, 2 Sep 1916).
Synopsis
Henry Potter is banished from his home because of his unregenerate character. Marcelle, a girl who loves him, also leaves home, and they meet again in Shanghai, where she has become addicted to morphine. They awaken each other's self-respect, and her love brings about his redemption and reconciliation with his father.
Director
Emmett Flynn
Director
Cast
George O'brien
Henry Potter
Dorothy Mackaill
Marcelle
Cyril Chadwick
Captain Trevelan
Ralph Lewis
Thomas Potter
Emily Fitzroy
Aunt Isabel
Harvey Clark
Charles Reisling
Edward Peil Sr.
Sam Shu Sin
David Kirby
Gibson
James Gordon
Captain Gallon
Walter Wilkinson
Henry Potter, age 4
Brother Miller
Henry Potter, age 12
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Aug
17,
1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Man Who Came Back by John Fleming Wilson (New York, 1912) and the play of the same title by Jules Eckert Goodman (New York, 2 Sep 1916).
