The Fighting Coward (1924 film)

The Fighting Coward is a 1924 American

As described in a film magazine review,[3] prior to the American Civil War, Tom Rumford, Southern born but reared by Philadelphia relatives, returns to Mississippi when 21 years old and becomes engaged to his cousin Elvira. Unused to the stern traditions of the Southern code of honor, he is driven from home in disgrace, stigmatized as being a coward, and loses his sweetheart's love when he refuses a challenge to fight a duel. Later, he meets General Orlando Jackson, a famous gunfighter. Jackson develops the young man into a dangerous shot and fighting man under the name Colonel Blake. With his honor cleared, he returns to his Mississippi home and visits his folks, who now bow down to him, and he weds Elvira's younger sister Lucy.

Cast

Preservation

Copies of The Fighting Coward survive in the

External links

• The Fighting Coward at
  IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Lobby poster (click for large image)
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