The Man He Might Have Been
The Man He Might Have Been

The Man He Might Have Been

1913-01-20 | 20 min

A young boy aspires to knowledge and higher education but his father, a plain man with narrow goals, is content with an ordinary school education for him and puts him to work despite the principal's protests. The principal even offers the father an opening by which his son could work during the day and attend school at night throughout a season, but the father declines. Disheartened by the life of drudgery, his father’s decision has wrought he travels the wrong road and goes from hopelessness to recklessness, trapped in an unhappy marriage and a life of hopelessness.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Barry O'Moore

Barry O'Moore

Mabel Trunnelle

Mabel Trunnelle

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Marc McDermott

Marc McDermott

Bliss Milford

Bliss Milford

Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller

Ida Williams

Ida Williams

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