The Fighting Coward (1924 film)

The Fighting Coward
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byWalter Woods (scenario)
Based on
Magnolia
by Booth Tarkington
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringErnest Torrence
Mary Astor
Noah Beery Sr.
Cullen Landis
CinematographyKarl Brown
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 30, 1924 (1924-03-30)
Running time
7 reels (6,501 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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.[1] The film is based on the play Magnolia by Booth Tarkington, from 1904.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] prior to the American Civil War, Tom Rumford, Southern born but reared by Philadelphia relatives, returns to Mississippi when 21 years old and becomes engaged to his cousin Elvira. Unused to the stern traditions of the Southern code of honor, he is driven from home in disgrace, stigmatized as being a coward, and loses his sweetheart's love when he refuses a challenge to fight a duel. Later, he meets General Orlando Jackson, a famous gunfighter. Jackson develops the young man into a dangerous shot and fighting man under the name Colonel Blake. With his honor cleared, he returns to his Mississippi home and visits his folks, who now bow down to him, and he weds Elvira's younger sister Lucy.

Cast

Preservation

Copies of The Fighting Coward survive in the Library of Congress, George Eastman Museum, and in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Magnolia | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. August 27, 1923. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Pardy, George T. (March 29, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Fighting Coward". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved October 24, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Coward
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