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. It survives in the Library of Congress, George Eastman House and in Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow[1][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 films (English intertitles) |
The film is based on the play Magnolia by Booth Tarkington, from 1904.[3]
Cast
- Ernest Torrence - General Orlando Jackson
- Mary Astor - Lucy
- Noah Beery, Sr. - Captain Blackie
- Cullen Landis - Tom Rumford
- Phyllis Haver - Elvira
- G. Raymond Nye - Major Patterson
- Richard Neill - Joe Patterson (billed as Richard R. Neill)
- Carmen Phillips - Mexico
- Bruce Covington - General Rumford
- Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Rumford
- Frank Jonasson - Rumbo
References
- "Progressive Silent Film List". Silent Era. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Fighting Coward
- "Magnolia | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. 1923-08-27. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
External links
- The Fighting Coward on IMDb
- The Fighting Coward synopsis at AllMovie
- period lobby poster (*click for large image)
- the poster expanded in its own tab window
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