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Who Was the Man? (1921)

NR · 1921-04-16 · 20m · EN
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Hoot appears on a ranch as a tenderfoot whose father wants to make a man of him. He falls in love with the rancher's daughter, but when all the cowboys rough him up without any retaliation on his part, the girls passes him up. She is just about to marry the foreman of the ranch, when Hoot shows him up as the head of a band of cattle rustlers, and discloses that he is not a tenderfoot but a Texas Ranger. Then the girl wants him back but Hoot gives her the laugh.

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Lee KohlmarDirector

Top billed cast

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Hoot GibsonHoot GibsonThe Texas RangerCharles NewtonCharles NewtonThe RancherJacques JaccardJacques JaccardThe Ranch ForemanMarcella PershingMarcella PershingThe Rancher's DaughterBen CorbettBen Corbett

Movie DNA

Genre affinityWesternPacingShortDirector preference337111Actor preference256825 · 295483 · 448227Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920

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What is Who Was the Man? about?

Hoot appears on a ranch as a tenderfoot whose father wants to make a man of him. He falls in love with the rancher's daughter, but when all the cowboys rough him up without any retaliation on his part, the girls passes him up. She is just about to marry the foreman of the ranch, when Hoot shows him up as the head of a band of cattle rustlers, and discloses that he is not a tenderfoot but a Texas Ranger. Then the girl wants him back but Hoot gives her the laugh.

How long is Who Was the Man??

Who Was the Man? has a runtime of 20 minutes.