Who Was the Man?
Synopsis
Hoot appears on a ranch as a tenderfoot whose father wants to make a man of him. He falls in love with the rancher's daughter, but when all the cowboys rough him up without any retaliation on his part, the girls passes him up. She is just about to marry the foreman of the ranch, when Hoot shows him up as the head of a band of cattle rustlers, and discloses that he is not a tenderfoot but a Texas Ranger. Then the girl wants him back but Hoot gives her the laugh.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
April 16, 1921
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lee Kohlmar
- Screenplay & Story
- William James Craft, George H. Plympton, George Morgan
- Original Title
- Who Was the Man?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 20m
- Production Studios
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lee Kohlmar
William James Craft, George H. Plympton, George Morgan
Department Leadership Roster
Lee Kohlmar
Director
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Who Was the Man?
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What is Who Was the Man? about?
Hoot appears on a ranch as a tenderfoot whose father wants to make a man of him. He falls in love with the rancher's daughter, but when all the cowboys rough him up without any retaliation on his part, the girls passes him up. She is just about to marry the foreman of the ranch, when Hoot shows him up as the head of a band of cattle rustlers, and discloses that he is not a tenderfoot but a Texas Ranger. Then the girl wants him back but Hoot gives her the laugh.
Who directed Who Was the Man??
Who Was the Man? was directed by Lee Kohlmar.
Who stars in Who Was the Man??
The principal cast of Who Was the Man? includes Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Jacques Jaccard, Marcella Pershing, Ben Corbett.
When was Who Was the Man? released and how long is it?
Who Was the Man? was released in 1921 with a total runtime of 20m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Who Was the Man??
Who Was the Man? holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).