''The Fighting Cheat'' is a 1926 American
silent Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
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*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
film. Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Biography
Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, Richard Thorpe began his en ...
, the film stars
Hal Taliaferro
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally ...
,
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.
Arthur had feature roles in three F ...
, and Ted Rackerby. It was released on February 11, 1926.
Cast list
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Hal Taliaferro
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally ...
as Wally Kenyon (credited as Wally Wales)
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Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.
Arthur had feature roles in three F ...
as Ruth Wells
* Ted Rackerby as Lafe Wells
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Fanny Midgley
Fanny Midgley (born Fanny B. Frier; November 26, 1879 – January 4, 1932) was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films.
Biography
Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier on November 26, 1879, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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as Mrs. Wells
*
Slim Whitaker
Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart at ...
as Jud Nolan (credited as Charles Whitaker)
* V. L. Barnes as Doctor
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Al Taylor as Cook
References
Films directed by Richard Thorpe
1926 Western (genre) films
1926 films
American black-and-white films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
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