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The Fighting Coward

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Original title

The Fighting Coward

Year

1924

Running time

66 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Cruze

Screenwriter

Walter Woods. Play: Booth Tarkington

Cast

Cinematography

Karl Brown (B&W)

Producer

Paramount Pictures. Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Genre

Comedy | Silent Film

Synopsis

Tom Rumford was born in the South but raised by pacifist Quaker relatives in the North and taught not to fight. When he returns to the South as a young man, he is tormented by the local bullies for his refusal to brawl, culminating in shaming his family when he refuses to duel with Maj. Patterson over Tom's cousin Elvira. Tom is branded a coward by everyone except Elvira's sister Lucy, who secretly loves him. Tim finally hatches a plan that he believes will result in his getting back in the good graces of his family.

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The Fighting Coward

1924

James Cruze