
The Fighting Coward
Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Ernest Torrence
Ernest Torrence
Gen. Orlando Jackson
Ernest Torrence
Gen. Orlando Jackson


Mary Astor
Mary Astor
Lucy
Mary Astor
Lucy


Noah Beery
Noah Beery
Capt. Blackie
Noah Beery
Capt. Blackie


Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis
Tom Rumford
Cullen Landis
Tom Rumford


Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver
Elvira
Phyllis Haver
Elvira


G. Raymond Nye
G. Raymond Nye
Maj. Patterson
G. Raymond Nye
Maj. Patterson


Richard Neill
Richard Neill
Joe Patterson
Richard Neill
Joe Patterson


Carmen Phillips
Carmen Phillips
Mexico
Carmen Phillips
Mexico


Bruce Covington
Bruce Covington
Gen. Rumford
Bruce Covington
Gen. Rumford


Helen Dunbar
Helen Dunbar
Mrs. Rumford
Helen Dunbar
Mrs. Rumford
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