''The Fighting Hope'' is a 1915 silent film drama directed by
George Melford and starring
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...
and
Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews (December 12, 1879 – November 12, 1942) was an American actress who is best remembered today for her later work as a character actress in motion pictures of the 1930s. Her best-known film role was Aunt Pittypat in ''Gone ...
, both in their film debuts.
Jesse Lasky
Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer Film producer, motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Early life
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produced and
Paramount Pictures
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released. Based on a 1908 play by William J. Hurlbut that was produced by
David Belasco
David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story ''Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of m ...
.
Incomplete surviving film at BFI Institute (London).
Cast
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George Gebhardt - Robert Granger
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Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews (December 12, 1879 – November 12, 1942) was an American actress who is best remembered today for her later work as a character actress in motion pictures of the 1930s. Her best-known film role was Aunt Pittypat in ''Gone ...
- Anna Granger
*Gerald Ward - Robert Harold Granger
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Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...
- Burton Temple
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Richard Morris - Craven
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Florence Smythe
Florence Smythe (April 19, 1878 – August 29, 1925) was a stage actress who was in silent motion pictures from 1915 to 1917.
Career
In 1909, Smythe acted with the Belasco Stock Company. She was in six movies, ''The Wild Goose Chase (1915 ...
- Miss Gorham
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Theodore Roberts - Cornelius Brady
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Cleo Ridgely - Rose Fanchom
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Tom Forman - Detective Clark
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William Elmer - Detective Fletcher
Plot
A man has been convicted of fraud, but his wife believes he is innocent and sets out to prove it.
References
External links
The Fighting Hope @ IMDb.com*
''The Fighting Hope'' as produced on Broadway, Stuyvesant Theater, September 22 1908; IBDb.com
1915 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by George Melford
Paramount Pictures films
American films based on plays
1915 drama films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1910s American films
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