Virtuous Men (1919)
When Bob Stokes, a wealthy New York clubman, loses his fortune, he is jilted by his fiancée Marcia Fontaine. He then wanders to an upstate lumber camp where he impresses the owner, Henry Willard, with his leadership and fighting abilities. After Stokes quells a strike engineered by the previous foreman, Robert Brummon, who is really a Bolshevik agitator, to prevent shipments of lumber for government contracts, Brummon, seeking revenge, sets the forest on fire, but Stokes controls it. Willard then sends for Stokes to oversee his New York shipyards where a government "mystery ship" is under construction. After Stokes and Willard's daughter Helen fall in love, Brummon gets Marcia to attempt to seduce Stokes. Marcia lures Stokes to her apartment, where Brummon plans to kill him, but he escapes when he learns that a time bomb is set to destroy the ship.
Cast
- E.K. Lincoln - Bob Stokes
- Grace Darling - Helen Willard
- Clara Joel - Marcia Fontaine
- Robert Cummings - Robert Brummon
- John P. Wade - Henry Willard
- William B. Mack - Mocket
- Irving Brooks - Clarkson
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Virtuous Men about?
- When Bob Stokes, a wealthy New York clubman, loses his fortune, he is jilted by his fiancée Marcia Fontaine. He then wanders to an upstate lumber camp where he impresses the owner, Henry Willard, with his leadership and fighting abilities. After Stokes quells a strike engineered by the previous foreman, Robert Brummon, who is really a Bolshevik agitator, to prevent shipments of lumber for government contracts, Brummon, seeking revenge, sets the forest on fire, but Stokes controls it. Willard then sends for Stokes to oversee his New York shipyards where a government "mystery ship" is under construction. After Stokes and Willard's daughter Helen fall in love, Brummon gets Marcia to attempt to seduce Stokes. Marcia lures Stokes to her apartment, where Brummon plans to kill him, but he escapes when he learns that a time bomb is set to destroy the ship.
- Who directed Virtuous Men?
- Virtuous Men was directed by Ralph Ince.
- Who stars in Virtuous Men?
- Virtuous Men stars E.K. Lincoln, Grace Darling, Clara Joel, Robert Cummings, John P. Wade, William B. Mack.
- What genre is Virtuous Men?
- Virtuous Men is a Drama film.
- Where was Virtuous Men produced?
- Virtuous Men was produced in United States of America.