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The Man Tamer
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4516 feet
Directed by Harry B. Harris

Cast: Gladys Walton [Kitty Horrigan], Rex De Roselli [Jim Horrigan], William Welsh [Hayden Delmar], C.B. Murphy [Tim Murphy], J. Parker McConnell [Charlie Parrish], Roscoe Karns [Bradley P. Caldwell Jr.], C. Norman Hammond [Bradley P. Caldwell Sr.]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by A.P. Younger, from the short story “The Man-Tamer” by John Barton Oxford. Cinematography by Earl M. Ellis. / © 18 May 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP16569]. Released 30 May 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Romance.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Lions - Circuses - Death

Listing updated: 1 November 2011.

References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 113, 115; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 36 : Website-AFI.