The Fighting Coward (1924 film)
The Fighting Coward is a 1924 American comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and directed by James Cruze. The film stars Ernest Torrence, Mary Astor, Noah Beery, Sr., Phyllis Haver, and Cullen Landis.[1] The film is based on the play Magnolia by Booth Tarkington, from 1904.[2]
| The Fighting Coward | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Walter Woods (scenario) |
| Based on | Magnolia by Booth Tarkington |
| Starring | Ernest Torrence Mary Astor Noah Beery, Sr. Cullen Landis |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,501 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Ernest Torrence as General Orlando Jackson
- Mary Astor as Lucy
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Captain Blackie
- Cullen Landis as Tom Rumford
- Phyllis Haver as Elvira
- G. Raymond Nye as Major Patterson
- Richard Neill as Joe Patterson (billed as Richard R. Neill)
- Carmen Phillips as Mexico
- Bruce Covington as General Rumford
- Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Rumford
- Frank Jonasson as Rumbo
Preservation
Copies of The Fighting Coward survive in the Library of Congress, George Eastman House, and in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[3]
References
- "Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "Magnolia | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. August 27, 1923. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Coward
External links
- The Fighting Coward at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster (click for large image)
- The poster expanded in its own tab window
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