''The Fighter'' is a 1921 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Henry Kolker
Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 ome sources 1870– July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and director.
Early years
Kolker was born in Quincy, Illinois.
Career
Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Wa ...
and starring
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films.
Early life
Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...
,
Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover, birth name Winifred Heide, (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was an actress of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career included films made in Hollywood, Sweden and New York.Bill Hart Is Married Here, ''The Los Angeles Times'' ...
and
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Career
Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...
.
[Munden p.237]
Cast
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Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films.
Early life
Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...
as Caleb Conover
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Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover, birth name Winifred Heide, (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was an actress of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career included films made in Hollywood, Sweden and New York.Bill Hart Is Married Here, ''The Los Angeles Times'' ...
as Dey Shevlin
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Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Career
Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...
as Blacardo
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Ernest Lawford
Ernest E. Lawford (1870–1940) was an English stage and film actor.
Biography
Lawford made his theatrical debut in 1890 in London at the St James's Theatre in '' As You Like It''. Later he appeared in productions of ''Charley's Aunt'' and ''A Wom ...
as Caine
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George Stewart as Jack Standish
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Warren Cook
Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in '' The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock ...
as Senator Burke
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Helen Lindroth
Helen Lindroth (December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress.
Biography
Lindroth acted on stage with the Boston Museum Stock Company and in New York City before entering motion pictures with the K ...
as Mrs. Hawarden
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1921 films
1921 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Henry Kolker
Selznick Pictures films
1920s American films
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