The Fighting Coward (1924 film)

The Fighting Coward
The Fighting Coward
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Directed by	James Cruze
Written by	Walter Woods (scenario)
Based on	Magnolia; by Booth Tarkington
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Starring	Ernest Torrence; Mary Astor; Noah Beery, Sr.; Cullen Landis
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 30, 1924;
Running time	7 reels (6,501 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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
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[1] "Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[2] "Magnolia | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. August 27, 1923. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Coward

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