The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Harry T. Morey, L. Rogers Lytton, Belle Bruce, Ned Finley, and Logan Paul. The film was released by V-L-S-E on December 27, 1915.^[1][2][3]

The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning
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Directed by	Harry Davenport
Written by	Charles T. Dazey (scenario) William Addison Lathrop (scenario)
Story by	Everett McNeil
Starring	Harry T. Morey L. Rogers Lytton Belle Bruce Ned Finley Logan Paul
Production companies	Vitagraph Company of America A Broadway Star Feature
Distributed by	V-L-S-E
Release date	December 27, 1915 (1915-12-27)
Running time	4 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

Plot

A rich young man realizes he is not good at business, so he pretends to leave his home on a trip for fun. Instead he takes on work as a laborer, and through that faces a lot of hardship.^[4]

Cast

• Harry T. Morey as Geoffrey Manning (as Harry Morey)
• L. Rogers Lytton as Geoffrey's Father
• Belle Bruce as Harmony Laurie
• Ned Finley as Foreman
• Logan Paul as Hennessey
• Kate Davenport as Maime
• Jack Brawn as Secretary
• Marion Henry as Margaret
• Eulalie Jensen as Mother
• Thomas R. Mills as Hogarty (as Thom Mills)
• Katherine Franek (uncredited)

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.^[5]

References

1. "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". afi.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
2. "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". AllMovie. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning". TCM.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
4. "Next Week's Vitagraph Output". Motography (1916). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
5. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning

External links

• The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning at IMDb