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The Fighting Coward

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The Fighting Coward

4.8

1h 6m

1924

Synopsis

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.

Director

James Cruze

Comedy

based on play or musical

Cast & Crew

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

as Gen. Orlando Jackson

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

as Lucy

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

as Capt. Blackie

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

as Tom Rumford

Phyllis Haver

Phyllis Haver

as Elvira

G. Raymond Nye

G. Raymond Nye

as Maj. Patterson

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

as Joe Patterson

Carmen Phillips

Carmen Phillips

as Mexico

Bruce Covington

Bruce Covington

as Gen. Rumford

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