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  • The Fighting Coward (1924)
  • 66 min | Comedy
The Fighting Coward (1924)
66 min | Comedy

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 ...See moreTom 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. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com See less
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Director
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Booth Tarkington (play "Magnolia") | Walter Woods (scenario)
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Mar 30, 1924 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Ernest Torrence
Gen. Orlando Jackson Gen. Orlando Jackson   See fewer
Noah Beery
Capt. Blackie Capt. Blackie   See fewer
Cullen Landis
Tom Rumford Tom Rumford   See fewer
Phyllis Haver
Elvira Elvira   See fewer
G. Raymond Nye
Maj. Patterson Maj. Patterson   See fewer
Richard Neill
Joe Patterson (as Richard R. Neill) Joe Patterson (as Richard R. Neill)   See fewer
Bruce Covington
Gen. Rumford Gen. Rumford   See fewer
Helen Dunbar
Mrs. Rumford Mrs. Rumford   See fewer
Richard Arlen
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Brower
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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