The Man He Might Have Been (1913)

The Man He Might Have Been (1913)

1913-01-20 United States of America 20 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by TheFlixtor - 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.

Cast

Barry O'Moore is The Boy
Mabel Trunnelle is The Boy's Sweetheart
The Boy's Sweetheart
Charles Ogle is The Boy's Father
The Boy's Father
Marc McDermott is The Principal
The Principal
Bliss Milford is The Waitress
The Waitress
Elizabeth Miller is The Boy's Mother
The Boy's Mother
Ida Williams is The Sweetheart's Mother
The Sweetheart's Mother