Making a Man (1922)

Jack Holt as Horace Winsby the lead character Winsby is a millionaire beet sugar king who owns nearly all of Californias San Geronimo Valley and he has mortgages on whats left over But hes also a condescending snob who has no mercy for his debtors and that wins him no friends He even patronizes Patricia Owens the girl he loves Eva Novak and she turns down his marriage proposal