The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning
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Directed byHarry Davenport
Written byCharles T. Dazey (scenario)
William Addison Lathrop (scenario)
Story byEverett McNeil
StarringHarry T. Morey
L. Rogers Lytton
Belle Bruce
Ned Finley
Logan Paul
Production
companies
Vitagraph Company of America
A Broadway Star Feature
Distributed byV-L-S-E
Release date
  • December 27, 1915 (1915-12-27)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Harry T. Morey, L. Rogers Lytton, Belle Bruce, Ned Finley, and Logan Paul. The film was released by V-L-S-E on December 27, 1915.[1][2][3]

Plot

A rich young man realizes he is not good at business, so he pretends to leave his home on a trip for fun. Instead he takes on work as a laborer, and through that faces a lot of hardship.[4]

Cast

  • Harry T. Morey as Geoffrey Manning (as Harry Morey)
  • L. Rogers Lytton as Geoffrey's Father
  • Belle Bruce as Harmony Laurie
  • Ned Finley as Foreman
  • Logan Paul as Hennessey
  • Kate Davenport as Maime
  • Jack Brawn as Secretary
  • Marion Henry as Margaret
  • Eulalie Jensen as Mother
  • Thomas R. Mills as Hogarty (as Thom Mills)
  • Katherine Franek (uncredited)

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". afi.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". AllMovie. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". TCM.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Next Week's Vitagraph Output". Motography (1916). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning


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