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The Better Man

  • 1914
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William Courtleigh Jr. in The Better Man (1914)
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Rev. Mark Stebbing, a tough, up-from-the-streets kind of guy, finds himself in competition for the affections of pretty Margaret Wharton with Rev. Lionel Barmore, a suave, polished aristocra... Read allRev. Mark Stebbing, a tough, up-from-the-streets kind of guy, finds himself in competition for the affections of pretty Margaret Wharton with Rev. Lionel Barmore, a suave, polished aristocrat. When a poor church and a wealthy one both need new pastors, Stebbing volunteers to go t... Read allRev. Mark Stebbing, a tough, up-from-the-streets kind of guy, finds himself in competition for the affections of pretty Margaret Wharton with Rev. Lionel Barmore, a suave, polished aristocrat. When a poor church and a wealthy one both need new pastors, Stebbing volunteers to go to the poor one, while Barmore requests--and gets--the rich one. When both men propose to M... Read all

  • Director
    • William Powers
  • Writer
    • Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • Stars
    • William Courtleigh Jr.
    • Arthur Hoops
    • Alice Claire Elliott
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    • Director
      • William Powers
    • Writer
      • Cyrus Townsend Brady
    • Stars
      • William Courtleigh Jr.
      • Arthur Hoops
      • Alice Claire Elliott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    William Courtleigh Jr.
    William Courtleigh Jr.
    • Rev. Mark Stebbing
    • (as William Courtleigh)
    Arthur Hoops
    Arthur Hoops
    • Rev. Lionel Barmore
    Alice Claire Elliott
    • Margaret Wharton
    Robert Broderick
    Robert Broderick
    • Henry Wharton
    William R. Randall
    • Penrod
    Jack Henry
    • Clancy
    D. Hogan
    • Spike
    Morgan Thorpe
    • Bishop
    Albert S. Howson
    • Wharton's Secretary
    • Director
      • William Powers
    • Writer
      • Cyrus Townsend Brady
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      The Better Man ( 1914 ) is listed as a lost silent film in the American Silent Feature Film Database.

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 1914 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Famous Players Film Company
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      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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