The Fighting Chance (1920 film)
| The Fighting Chance | |
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| Directed by | Charles Maigne |
| Screenplay by | Will M. Ritchey |
| Based on | The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson Conrad Nagel Clarence Burton Dorothy Davenport Herbert Prior Ruth Helms |
| Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
Production companies | Artcraft Pictures Corporation Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Fighting Chance is a surviving[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Will M. Ritchey. It was formerly thought to be lost. The film stars include Anna Q. Nilsson, Conrad Nagel, Clarence Burton, Dorothy Davenport, Herbert Prior, and Ruth Helms. It is based on the 1906 novel The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers. The film was released on August 1, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]
Plot
Cast
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Sylvia Landis
- Conrad Nagel as Stephen Siward
- Clarence Burton as Leroy Mortimer
- Dorothy Davenport as Leila Mortimer
- Herbert Prior as Kemp Farrell
- Ruth Helms as Grace Farrell
- Bertram Grassby as Howard Quarrier
- Maude Wayne as Lydia Vyse
- Fred R. Stanton as Beverly Plank
- William H. Brown as Maj. Belwether
Censorship
Before The Fighting Chance could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene where a chorus girl smokes.[4]
References
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Chance". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Fighting-Chance". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Fighting Chance". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Fighting Chance.
- The Fighting Chance at IMDb
- Lantern slide
- Chambers, Robert W. (1906), The Fighting Chance, New York: D. Appleton and Company, on the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1920 films
- 1920 drama films
- 1920 American films
- 1920 English-language films
- 1920s rediscovered films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- English-language drama films
- Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers
- Films directed by Charles Maigne
- Paramount Pictures films
- Rediscovered American films
- American silent drama films
- Surviving American silent films