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The Man Next Door (1923)

NR · 1923-05-28 · EN
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The human heart story of a girl's brave fight for love and happiness.

The story to this comedy-drama is based on the book by Emerson Hough, who was experiencing a surge of popularity because his book The Covered Wagon had recently been made into a hit film. Ranchman Colonel Wright sends his daughter Bonnie to an Eastern college to receive an education. She decides to stay in the city and sends for her father, who arrives with his foreman Curly. Even though they live in the midst of society, they are snubbed by the Easterners as uncouth.

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C. Graham BakerWriterVictor SchertzingerDirector

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Frank SheridanFrank SheridanCurleyDavid TorrenceDavid TorrenceColonel WrightJames MorrisonJames MorrisonJimmyAlice CalhounAlice CalhounBonnie BellJohn StepplingJohn StepplingDavid WisnerMary CulverMary CulverCatherine KimberlyAdele FarringtonAdele FarringtonMrs. WisnerBruce BotelerBruce BotelerTom Kimberly

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference335487Actor preference665431 · 434126 · 275777Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920

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The story to this comedy-drama is based on the book by Emerson Hough, who was experiencing a surge of popularity because his book The Covered Wagon had recently been made into a hit film. Ranchman Colonel Wright sends his daughter Bonnie to an Eastern college to receive an education. She decides to stay in the city and sends for her father, who arrives with his foreman Curly. Even though they live in the midst of society, they are snubbed by the Easterners as uncouth.