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The Fighting Coward (1924)

1h 6m

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The Fighting Coward (1924)

Name: The Fighting Coward
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1924-03-14

1h 6m

Running Time

March 14, 1924
Release Date

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Plot.

Southerner Tom Rumford was sent up north to be raised by relatives who happen to be Quakers. As a result, he returns home a passive, peace-loving young man, completely out of place in an area where men kill over issues of honor.

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Cast & Crew.

Ernest Torrence

Gen. Orlando Jackson

Mary Astor

Lucy

Noah Beery

Capt. Blackie

Cullen Landis

Tom Rumford

Phyllis Haver

Elvira

G. Raymond Nye

Maj. Patterson

Richard Neill

Joe Patterson

Carmen Phillips

Mexico

Bruce Covington

Gen. Rumford

Helen Dunbar

Mrs. Rumford

Frank Jonasson

Rumbo

James Cruze

Director

Booth Tarkington

Theatre Play

Walter Woods

Writer

Karl Brown

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 14, 1924

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 6m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

based on play or musical

Wiki.

The Fighting Coward is a 1924 American silent 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. The film is based on the play Magnolia by Booth Tarkington, from 1904.