The Making of a Man (1911)
A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father forces her to return home...
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Dell Henderson as Leading Man |
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Blanche Sweet as Young Woman |
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Edwin August as Young Woman's Family |
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William J. Butler as Young Woman's Family |
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Donald Crisp as Actor / Backstage |
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Edward Dillon as An Usher / At Dance |
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Gladys Egan as In First Audience |
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Frank Evans as The Sheriff / In First Audience / At Dance / In Second Audience |
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Joseph Graybill as Actor / Backstage |
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Guy Hedlund as The Boyfriend |
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Grace Henderson as In Second Audience |
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Harry Hyde as In Second Audience / At Second Stage Door |
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J. Jiquel Lanoe as Young Woman's Family |
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Wilfred Lucas as In Second Audience |
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Charles Hill Mailes as In First Audience / At First Stage Door / Backstage |
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Mabel Normand as In Second Audience |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | John Fleming Wilson | Original Story |
| Writing | R. L. Bond | Writer |