A Man for All That (1911) User Reviews

Its central idea as presented appeals to us as truthful

[deickemeyer · 3 June 2016]

Although not everything in this picture is wholly convincing, its central idea as presented appeals to us as truthful. An outcast is shown as about to drown himself and he is persuaded to give himself another trial. When next we see him, he is among criminals to whom the dishonest servant of a planter comes ostensibly seeking a doctor, but really to tell them of a large sum of money at the planter's. The chief of the robbers compels the outcast to impersonate the doctor and get the cash with the dishonest servant's help. He consents after being threatened; but the farmer's daughter trusts him with the keys to the safe and, later, when the gang arrives, he helps the farmer's wife and daughter stand off the robbers until the farmer returns with a real doctor and they are driven off. This fight is not wholly convincing; some of the exteriors might have been better photographed. The picture is interesting. - The Moving Picture World, December 16, 1911