The Strong Man

The Strong Man is a 1926 American comedy silent film starring Harry Langdon and directed by Frank Capra. Along with Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, The Strong Man is Langdon's best known film. Capra would also direct Langdon's next feature, Long Pants , which would be their final collaboration. Paul Bergot is a Belgian immigrant to the United States who has fallen in love with Mary Brown , a blind woman. They met as pen-pals when he was fighting in Europe during World War I. Mary even sent Paul a photo of her. Paul searches for Mary Brown by asking every woman he meets if she is Mary Brown. By accident... he rescues her town from crooks and bootleggers. The staff at Variety magazine liked the film and wrote, "A whale of a comedy production that has a wealth of slapstick, a rough-and-tumble finish and in the earlier passages bits of pantomimic comedy that are notable. Harry Langdon has a comic method distinct from other film fun makers. The quality of pathos enters into it more fully than the style of any other comedian with the possible exception of Chaplin. His gift of legitimate comedy here has a splendid vehicle.
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