His Hour of Manhood
(1914) American
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Thomas Chatterton

Cast: Clara Williams, William S. Hart, Thomas Chatterton, Gertrude Claire

New York Motion Picture Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Domino]. / Production supervised by Thomas H. Ince. / © 4 December 1923 by Tri-Stone Pictures, Incorporated. Released 2 July 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was in production between 13-24 May 1914. The film was rereleased 4 December 1923 by Tri-Stone Pictures, Incorporated.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: [Moving Picture World, 27 June 1914, p. ?] : Anne Larson, tired of the brutality of her husband, Pete Larson, decides to leave him. She goes back to her father. Her father dies and she starts South again. She runs short of provisions while on her way, and is in a very weakened condition when Jim Dawson, a young hunter, rescues her. He takes her to his home, and his mother cares for her until she recovers. Jim falls in love with Anne and proposes marriage. She accepts his offer, believing her husband dead. A stranger comes up to their house and asks for something to eat. Jim takes him in. Anne recognizes him as her husband. Larson promises to keep silent if she supplies him with all the money he needs. This she promises to do. One day while intoxicated Pete Larson has a row that ends in a tragedy. He escapes from the posse and seeks shelter in Jim Dawson’s home. The posse comes there to hunt for him. He again escapes them, but later is caught and killed.

Reviews: [Moving Picture World, 4 July 1914, p. ?] : This two-reel picture may please those who mainly view but do not analyze. It is hardly logical in its plot. It follows the old themes of Enoch Arden in some respects, but is weakened materially by a mess of melodramatic happenings that are absolutely uninteresting.

Survival Status: (unknown)

Listing updated: 26 April 2005.

References: Koszarski-Hart p. 1.