The Man He Might Have Been
The Man He Might Have Been
1913, English. Directed by Ashley Miller.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 20 January 1913
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- James Oppenheim
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The Man He Might Have Been isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 January 1913. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Man He Might Have Been?
The Man He Might Have Been (1913) was directed by Ashley Miller and stars Barry O'Moore, Mabel Trunnelle, Charles Ogle.