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The Man Life Passed By

The Man Life Passed By

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The Man Life Passed By

1923

1h 10m

3.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Inventor John Turbin vows vengeance when "Iron Man" Moore, a wealthy iron industrialist, steals his plans. Poverty and disappointment make him a derelict, but he forgives his enemy and finds happiness after Moore's daughters, Hope and Joy, befriend him.

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Metro Pictures Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Percy Marmont

Percy Marmont

John Turbin

Jane Novak

Jane Novak

Hope Moore (courtesy of Chester Bennett)

Eva Novak

Eva Novak

Joy Moore

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

Harold Trevis

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

'Iron Man' Moore

Lydia Knott

Lydia Knott

John's Mother

Gertrude Short

Gertrude Short

Paula

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Jerry (as Ralph Bushman)

Lincoln Stedman

Lincoln Stedman

Muggsy

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

Crogan

Creative team

Directed by: Victor Schertzinger
Written by: Victor Schertzinger
Winifred Dunn

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