The Fighting Coward (1924)
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.
- Date of release
- 1924-03-14
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- James Cruze
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
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.
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