The Strong Man (1926)
Directed by Frank Capra · 75 min · Comedy, Romance
16.3 TOPICAL score · #4,899 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. He becomes infatuated with her by long distance. After the war, the young Belgian journeys to America as assistant to a theatrical "strong man", Zandow the Great (Arthur Thalasso). While in America, he searches for Mary Brown... and he finds her, just as word comes that Zandow is incapacitated and the little nebbish must go on stage in his place.
The Strong Man (1926, directed by Frank Capra) has a TOPICAL score of 16.3 - ranked 4,899 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (30 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (30 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read656 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner, Arthur Thalasso, Gertrude Astor