The Right Man

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The Right Man
Directed by Jack Harvey
Written by Harry Fraser (as Harry P. Crist)
Starring George Larkin
Mary Beth Milford
CinematographyJack Young
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release dates
  • March 27, 1925 (1925-03-27)
  • November 15, 1926 (1926-11-15)(UK)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Right Man is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey. [1] It stars George Larkin and Mary Beth Milford.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Mrs. Hoyt is infatuated with Dergan, the managing editor of her husband’s newspaper. Dergan buys a hat similar to Hoyt’s and then calls on Mrs. Hoyt. Moha, faithful to his master, shoots at Dergan but kills another maan, a crook. Mrs. Hoyt hides the hat. Tip O’Neil, a reporter, is aware of Dergan’s real villainy and the fact that Dergan is “playing” for the newspaper stock which Mrs. Hoyt owns. So when Dergan tries to win the affection of Mary Burton, who also works in the office. Tip gets busy and frustrates Dergan’s every move. Dergan finally gets shot by Moha when he attempts to take the stock certificates from Mrs. Hoyt. Mary and Tip are happy as they drive away from the Hoyt residence with Denny, Tip’s pal, as the chauffeur.

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References

  1. Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 1142. ISBN   978-0-520-20969-5.
  2. "New Pictures: The Right Man", Exhibitors Herald, 20 (12): 48, March 14, 1925, retrieved December 14, 2021