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The Strong Man

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A meek Belgian soldier, fighting in World War I, receives a letter and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. After the war, he travels to America searching for her.
Director
Frank Capra
Year
1926
Genre
adventure, comedy, romance
Box Office
N/A
Production
Harry Langdon Corporation
Awards
2 wins
Harry Langdon
Paul Bergot
Harry Langdon
Priscilla Bonner
Mary Brown
Priscilla Bonner
Gertrude Astor
'Lily' of Broadway
Gertrude Astor
William V. Mong
Parson Brown aka 'Holy Joe'
William V. Mong
Robert McKim
'Mike' McDevitt
Robert McKim
'Zandow the Great'
Arthur Thalasso
Brooks Benedict
Bus Passenger
Brooks Benedict
Undetermined Secondary Role
Helen Brent
Tay Garnett
Undetermined Secondary Role
Tay Garnett
Undetermined Secondary Role
Douglas Haig
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"Here's another Yankee letter for private Paul Bergot! Where is he?" - The Strong Man 00:13
"Here's another Yankee letter for private Paul Ber...
"Next time, Cootie, you'll keep your head down!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Next time, Cootie, you'll keep your head down!&qu...
Private Paul Bergot, c/o Belgian Red Cross, Ostend, Belgium. - The Strong Man 00:06
Private Paul Bergot, c/o Belgian Red Cross, Ostend, Belgium.
I hope you are better. - The Strong Man 00:16
I hope you are better.
Because an ocean rolls between us... - The Strong Man 00:16
Because an ocean rolls between us...
With love Mary Brown - The Strong Man 00:05
With love Mary Brown
Then the Armistice, Peace and fleets of liners... - The Strong Man 00:12
Then the Armistice, Peace and fleets of liners...
THE GREAT ZANDOW Strongest man in the world - The Strong Man 00:05
THE GREAT ZANDOW Strongest man in the world
The Great ZANDOW and co. - The Strong Man 00:07
The Great ZANDOW and co.
"My company - I captured him in the war!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"My company - I captured him in the war!"
"I lift the heavest weights in the world... - The Strong Man 00:11
"I lift the heavest weights in the world...
"I tell you I'm NOT Mary Brown, and I never wrote to any soldiers..." - The Strong Man 00:08
"I tell you I'm NOT Mary Brown, and I never wrote ...
"And if you don't stop following me I'll turn you over to a truant officer!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"And if you don't stop following me I'll turn...
"Pardon, Major, do you know a girl named Mary Brown?" - The Strong Man 00:07
"Pardon, Major, do you know a girl named Mary Brown?&qu...
"Sink that roll, Lily, there's a 'dick' trailing me!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Sink that roll, Lily, there's a 'dick' ...
"Out of jail a week, and at it again, huh?" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Out of jail a week, and at it again, huh?"
"You were looking for Mary Brown, were you not?" - The Strong Man 00:12
"You were looking for Mary Brown, were you not?"
"What's a nickel! I've got plenty of money." - The Strong Man 00:06
"What's a nickel! I've got plenty of money.&q...
"Hey, there! You can't leave your women lying around like this!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Hey, there! You can't leave your women lying arou...
"You let me out of here or I'll holler!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"You let me out of here or I'll holler!"
"In two days we open my big act in Cloverdale... - The Strong Man 00:09
"In two days we open my big act in Cloverdale...
Cloverdale had once been a peaceful little border town. - The Strong Man 00:08
Cloverdale had once been a peaceful little border town.
But over-night Cloverdale had changed.... - The Strong Man 00:12
But over-night Cloverdale had changed....
The Town Hall was re-named "The Palace" and the profits ran into thousands. - The Strong Man 00:07
The Town Hall was re-named "The Palace" and the pr...
"The Palace" and its attractions were taking their toll from village homes. - The Strong Man 00:06
"The Palace" and its attractions were taking their...
"Come on, Sir, come on home." - The Strong Man 00:10
"Come on, Sir, come on home."
Justice and decency had fled before the new law... Money. - The Strong Man 00:06
Justice and decency had fled before the new law... Money.
The only force left opposing "Mike" McDevitt, owner of "The Palace", was Parson Brown. - The Strong Man 00:08
The only force left opposing "Mike" McDevitt, owne...
"...It's useless to fight me any longer. Money talks louder than you!..." - The Strong Man 00:06
"...It's useless to fight me any longer. Money tal...
"...Every man has his price! ...Now what's YOURS?" - The Strong Man 00:06
"...Every man has his price! ...Now what's YOURS?&...
"The House of God is founded on a ROCK. For the miseries... - The Strong Man 00:09
"The House of God is founded on a ROCK. For the miserie...
"Listen, fool! Continue these demonstrations against me... - The Strong Man 00:08
"Listen, fool! Continue these demonstrations against me...
The church people of the town, horrified by conditions... - The Strong Man 00:09
The church people of the town, horrified by conditions...
"Bretheren, stand firm! The Good Book says 'Faith can move mountains!'..." - The Strong Man 00:07
"Bretheren, stand firm! The Good Book says 'Faith ...
"...For the Lord said unto Joshua 'March around the walls of Jericho seven days... - The Strong Man 00:12
"...For the Lord said unto Joshua 'March around th...
"...This is the Sixth day of marching around OUR Jericho... - The Strong Man 00:11
"...This is the Sixth day of marching around OUR Jerich...
"Here comes 'Holy Joe' playing Joshua again!" - The Strong Man 00:12
"Here comes 'Holy Joe' playing Joshua again!&...
"I believe in this... and wish I'd led a cleaner life." - The Strong Man 00:11
"I believe in this... and wish I'd led a cleaner l...
"Miss Mary; tell us that story again about the Belgian soldier who won the war." - The Strong Man 00:08
"Miss Mary; tell us that story again about the Belgian ...
"Once there was a plain little girl who dared to love a brave, handsome soldier... - The Strong Man 00:08
"Once there was a plain little girl who dared to love a...
"...But when he wrote that he was coming to America, she stopped writing and hid... - The Strong Man 00:12
"...But when he wrote that he was coming to America, sh...
COMING The Great 'ZANDOW' Strongest Man In The World - The Strong Man 00:05
COMING The Great 'ZANDOW' Strongest Man In The Wor...
"Yes, this has been a dirty trip! Last night I gave my boy a bath and..." - The Strong Man 00:08
"Yes, this has been a dirty trip! Last night I gave my ...
"Say, what did you swallow? ...A fish horn?" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Say, what did you swallow? ...A fish horn?"
"If you feel like you sound you need a plumber." - The Strong Man 00:05
"If you feel like you sound you need a plumber."
"One more germ out of you and the Smith Brothers lose a good customer!" - The Strong Man 00:09
"One more germ out of you and the Smith Brothers lose a...
"Glad you're here, Big Boy; the whole town's crazy to see your Cannon Act!" - The Strong Man 00:15
"Glad you're here, Big Boy; the whole town's ...
"Where do you get the water?" - The Strong Man 00:16
"Where do you get the water?"
"WHO?" - The Strong Man 00:06
"WHO?"
"Are you Miss Brown?... Miss Mary Brown?" - The Strong Man 00:06
"Are you Miss Brown?... Miss Mary Brown?"
"The little Mary Brown who wrote such a nice letters to a boy in Belgium?" - The Strong Man 00:07
"The little Mary Brown who wrote such a nice letters to...
"...And now he's right here in town..." - The Strong Man 00:05
"...And now he's right here in town..."
"I'm him." - The Strong Man 00:11
"I'm him."
"...And in that town there was only one Mary Brown... and she was a Chinaman!" - The Strong Man 00:08
"...And in that town there was only one Mary Brown... a...
"...And another one said 'I'm little Mary'." - The Strong Man 00:06
"...And another one said 'I'm little Mary...
"They're howling for you... do your stuff or there'll be a riot!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"They're howling for you... do your stuff or there...
"If you want to get out of town alive... - The Strong Man 00:10
"If you want to get out of town alive...
"Where's the Strong Man? Show us the big Bum!" - The Strong Man 00:05
"Where's the Strong Man? Show us the big Bum!"...
"Do something... the longer they wait the tougher they get!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"Do something... the longer they wait the tougher they ...
"I paid for a Strong Man... and I'm going to have one!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"I paid for a Strong Man... and I'm going to have ...
"Mister Zandow... I can't do the Cannon trick!" - The Strong Man 00:05
"Mister Zandow... I can't do the Cannon trick!&quo...
"We must be quiet... There's a funeral!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"We must be quiet... There's a funeral!"
"The Kid's right! Let's bow our heads and pray for poor old 'Holy Joe'!" - The Strong Man 00:08
"The Kid's right! Let's bow our heads and pra...
"...And if 'Holy Joe' must sing, get him a ukulele!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"...And if 'Holy Joe' must sing, get him a uk...
"...And may we soon have the honor of entertaining Mary Brown in our midst!" - The Strong Man 00:07
"...And may we soon have the honor of entertaining Mary...
"It's a riot! Lock the doors and protect the money!" - The Strong Man 00:06
"It's a riot! Lock the doors and protect the money...
Once again Cloverdale tucked the bed covers beneath its chin and slept in peace... - The Strong Man 00:09
Once again Cloverdale tucked the bed covers beneath its chin...
...protected by the majesty of the law. - The Strong Man 00:06
...protected by the majesty of the law.
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A meek Belgian soldier, fighting in World War I, receives a letter and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. After the war, he travels to America searching for her.

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Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Arthur Ripley, Hal Conklin, Robert Eddy
Production: Harry Langdon Corporation
Genre: adventure, comedy, romance
Year: 1926
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 6.6
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 19 Sep 1926
Awards: 2 wins
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