That Man Jack!

That Man Jack!
That Man Jack!
	Poster
Directed by	William James Craft
Written by	Adele Buffington
Story by	George Paul Bauer
Produced by	Jesse J. Goldburg
Starring	Bob Custer; Mary Beth Milford; Hayford Hobbs
Cinematography	Arthur Reeves; William Reis
Production; company	Independent Pictures
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	August 23, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

That Man Jack! is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bob Custer, Mary Beth Milford, and Hayford Hobbs.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[3] when Anita Leland’s team runs away from her, a muscular stranger intervenes, stops the horses and assists her to dismount. He gives his name as Jack, and when Sammy Sills proposes that he should become his partner in working a mine, he consents, as the proposition enables him to be near the young woman. Jack engages in a fight with Bill Stearns, a husky loafer, and thrashes him soundly. It transpires that his partner Sammy is also in love with Anita, having known her since childhood, and is engaged to her. Jack makes up his mind to leave and rides away. Sammy is attacked by the Steams gang and slain. Suspicion of Sammy's death falls upon Jack, which is strengthened when his share of the gold is found on him. He escapes. Meanwhile, Anita goes to Sammy’s deserted cabin, finds a note written by the dying man naming Stearns as his assailant. Steams appears and tries to seize the evidence, but Jack arrives and saves her. Steams confesses to the crime.

Cast

Bob Custer as Jack
Mary Beth Milford as Anita Leland
Monte Collins as Joe Leland
Hayford Hobbs as Sammy Sills
Buck Moulton as Bill Stearns

References

^ Munden, p. 795
^ Progressive Silent Film List: That Man Jack! at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: That Man Jack!", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (11), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, September 5, 1925, retrieved September 1, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.