White Man (film)

White Man
Film poster
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Produced by B.P. Schulberg
Written by George Agnew Chamberlain (story)
Olga Printzlau
Starring Kenneth Harlan
Alice Joyce
Cinematography Karl Struss
Production
company
Distributed by Al Lichtman Corporation / Preferred Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1924 (1924-11-01)
Running time
70 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

White Man is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and is set in a diamond mine in South Africa. It was Clark Gable's film debut.[1][2]

Plot

Lady Andrea Pellor (Joyce) is engaged with a South African wealthy mine owner only to save her family from misery. Before the wedding, she changes her mind about marrying the rich man for the wrong reasons, and she begs a pilot known as "White Man" (Harlan) to take her with him.

They land in the jungle where Lady Andrea contracts fever, he takes care or her until she is completely recovered. They fall in love, but Lady Andrea suspects he is a fugitive.

Cast

See also

References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute c.1971
  2. White Man at Unsung Divas: The Alice Joyce Page, by Greta deGroat


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