As Man Desiresis a lost 1925 Americansilentdrama filmdirected byIrving Cummingsand starringViola Dana.It was produced and distributed byFirst National Pictures.[1][2]
| As Man Desires | |
|---|---|
 Still with Clifford and Cummings | |
| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Written by | Marion Orth(scenario) Earl Hudson (adaptation) Marion Fairfax |
| Starring | Viola Dana Milton Sills |
| Cinematography | Roy Carpenter |
| Edited by | Charles Hunt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes; 8reels(7,790 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a review in a film magazine,[3]Major John Craig (Sills) knocks out Colonel Carringford (Nicholson) when he discovers Gloria Gordon (Clifford), his fiancée, has been untrue. Carringford is then murdered by a servant and because Evelyn Beaudine (Theby), a married woman of unsavory reputation, accuses him of the crime, Craig is forced to flee from his British Army post in India. Craig procures a fishing smack and amasses wealth from working pearl beds in the South Seas. He tenders Gorilla Bagsley (Kennedy), a poacher a beating when he finds him annoying Pandora (Dana). She now feels that Craig is "her man" and, to spite the memory of the other woman, he marries her. A seaman identifies Craig and notifies the British government. Gloria comes with the representative who tells Craig that Gloria had sacrificed her own reputation to prove his innocence. Gorilla, intending to kill Craig, levels a gun towards his back but Pandora jumps in the way as it is fired. Craig and Gloria are thus united.
Cast
edit- Milton Sillsas Major John Craig
- Viola Danaas Pandora La Croix
- Ruth Cliffordas Gloria Gordon
- Rosemary Thebyas Evelyn Beaudine
- Irving Cummingsas Major Singh
- Paul Nicholson as Colonel Carringford
- Tom Kennedyas Gorilla Bagsley
- Hector Sarnoas Toni
- Louis Payneas Major Gridley
- Anna Mae Walthallas The Duchess
- Edneh Altemus as Camille
- Frank Leighas Watkins
- Robert St. Angelo as Extra (uncredited)
Preservation
editWith no prints ofAs Man Desireslocated in any film archives,[4]it is alost film.[5]
References
edit- ^"The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:As Man Desires".afi.RetrievedJune 9,2024.
- ^"Progressive Silent Film List:As Man Desires".silentera.
- ^Waller, Tom (January 31, 1925)."As Man Desires;Milton Sills and Viola Dana Featured in Entertaining First National Melodrama ".The Moving Picture World.72(5). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 447–448.RetrievedAugust 7,2021.
- ^The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:As Man Desires
- ^"Lost Film Files - First National".silentsaregolden.Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedJune 9,2024.
External links
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Media related toAs Man Desiresat Wikimedia Commons
- As Man DesiresatIMDb
- SynopsisatAllMovie
- Pandora La Croixa 1924 novel by Gene Wright
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