Comedy · United States of America · 1924 · 1h 6m

The Fighting Coward

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Director
James Cruze
Cast
Ernest Torrence as Gen. Orlando Jackson Mary Astor as Lucy Noah Beery as Capt. Blackie Cullen Landis as Tom Rumford Phyllis Haver as Elvira G. Raymond Nye as Maj. Patterson
Crew
Walter Woods — Writer
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.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musical
Key Collaborators
James Cruze Director Walter Woods Writer
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