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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 600

When a Man's a Man

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Synopsis

A traveller stops to watch a rodeo and impulsively attempts to ride a difficult horse. The failure costs him his train and leads him to stay behind for ranch work. Entering a world he knows only from the outside, he must turn enthusiasm into the practical ability expected of the people around him.

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Parts of this George O'Brien Western were filmed in Zion National Park. The landscape gives the newcomer's introduction to ranch life a setting beyond the enclosed rodeo arena where his difficulties begin.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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