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The Fighting Chance (1920 film)
The Fighting Chance is a surviving[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Will M. Ritchey. It was formerly thought to be lost. The film stars include Anna Q. Nilsson, Conrad Nagel, Clarence Burton, Dorothy Davenport, Herbert Prior, and Ruth Helms. It is based on the 1906 novel The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers. The film was released on August 1, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]
| The Fighting Chance | |
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| Directed by | Charles Maigne |
| Screenplay by | Will M. Ritchey |
| Based on | The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson Conrad Nagel Clarence Burton Dorothy Davenport Herbert Prior Ruth Helms |
| Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
Production companies | Artcraft Pictures Corporation Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Sylvia Landis
- Conrad Nagel as Stephen Siward
- Clarence Burton asLeroy Mortimer
- Dorothy Davenport as Leila Mortimer
- Herbert Prior as Kemp Farrell
- Ruth Helms as Grace Farrell
- Bertram Grassby asHoward Quarrier
- Maude Wayne as Lydia Vyse
- Fred R. Stanton as Beverly Plank
- William H. Brown as Maj. Belwether
References edit
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Chance
- ^ Janiss Garza (2015). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ "The Fighting Chance". afi.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Fighting Chance.
- The Fighting Chance at IMDb
- Lantern slide
- Chambers, Robert W. (1906), The Fighting Chance, New York: D. Appleton and Company, on the Internet Archive