Fighting Fate
Appearance
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Directed by | Albert S. Rogell |
Written by | Henry Roberts Symonds John Grey |
Produced by | Harry Joe Brown W. Ray Johnston |
Starring | Billy Sullivan Nancy Deaver Tom McGuire |
Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
Production company | Harry J. Brown Productions |
Distributed by | Rayart Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Fighting Fate is a 1925 American silent sports film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Nancy Deaver, and Tom McGuire.[1]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[2] Damon Squires, aspiring lightweight boxer, broke while visiting a small town, resents an insult made to Sally O'Leary by a chap whom he knocks down. The latter turns out to be champion boxer Cyclone Winters. A boxing match is arranged with him, but Damon is doped by a bribed trainer and loses the fight. Sally, whose father runs a restaurant, still believes in Damon. Damon obtains proof that he had been double-crossed. In a second match he knocks Winters out, winning the championship and the affection of Sally.
Cast
[edit]- Billy Sullivan as Damon Squires - The Fighter
- John Sinclair as Pythias - The Manager
- Nancy Deaver as Sally O'Leary - The Girl
- Tom McGuire as Danny O'Leary
- Phil Salvadore as Cyclone Winters - The Opponent
- William Buckley as Glen Morgan
References
[edit]- ^ Munden p. 240
- ^ Pardy, George T. (6 February 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Fighting Fate", Motion Picture News, 33 (6), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 703, retrieved 5 February 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
[edit]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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