''One Punch O'Day'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Billy Sullivan,

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and

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.Munden p.571 It was distributed by the

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, the forerunner of

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Synopsis

A young

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has the whole weight of his town on his shoulders ahead of a major fight.

Cast

* Billy Sullivan as Jimmy O'Day *

as Alice Felton *

as Joe Hemingway * William Malan as Elwood Felton * J.C. Fowler as Charles Hargreaves * Eddie Diggins as Kid Martin

References

Bibliography

External links

* 1920s American films 1926 films 1920s action films 1920s sports films American boxing films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Joe Brown Rayart Pictures films Silent American sports films Sports action films English-language action films {{1920s-US-film-stub