Find Your Man is a 1924 American silent action/melodrama film starring Rin Tin Tin and June Marlowe. It was directed by Mal St. Clair who persuaded Warner Bros. to hire his friend, Darryl F. Zanuck, to write the screenplay; this began a long association between Zanuck and Rin Tin Tin.Dwyer, 1996 p. 87-88: Zanuck was “St. Clair’s old friend from the Mack Sennett studios…” And p. 85: Dwyer calls it a “melodrama.” Filming took place in Klamath Falls, Oregon.Dwyer, 1996 p. 113, p. 199: FilmographyMel Gussow, Darryl F. Zanuck: "Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking", Da Capo 1971 p 36-37 This film survives.Progressive Silent Film List: Find Your Man at silentera.com It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions 1957 Movies from AAP – Warner Bros Features & Cartoons – Sales Book Directed at TV in the 1950s and shown on television.
Find Your Man was promoted as “wholesome melodrama at its very best.”Dwyer, 1996 p. 199-200: Filmography
Plot Paul Andrews returns home to the Pacific Northwest after combat service during World War I. During his absence he has lost contact with the girl he loves, Caroline Blair. He embarks on a journey in search of her with his dog Buddy.
After hopping a freight train, they disembark in a lumber camp. Paul and Buddy rescue a young woman from the abusive mill boss, Martin Daines. The girl turns out to be his sweetheart, Caroline. When a murder is committed, Paul is falsely accused: the only witness to the crime is Buddy, and the murderer determines to destroy the intelligent canine, who recognizes the true assailant. Caroline intervenes and saves Buddy. When Martin kills her stepfather, suspicion falls on Paul, but Buddy manages to extract a confession from the murderer. The faithful dog provides evidence at the trial that exonerates his master, proving him man's best friend.Dwyer, 1996 p. 199-200: Filmography, plot synopsis: “An action melodrama.”
Cast
Reception The Advertiser praised Rin Tin Tin for his “marvelous athletic stunts” and Eric St. Clair and June Marlowe for their “exceptional skill” in portraying the young lovers.
Box Office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $283,000 domestically and $43,000 foreign.
Notes
References Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London.
External links
Find Your Man at Silent Hollywood Find Your Man at Rin Tin Tin Movie Star lobby poster