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The Battling Fool
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4978 feet
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Cast: William Fairbanks [Mark Jenkins], Eva Novak [Helen Chadwick], Fred J. Butler [Hiram Chadwick], Laura Winston [Mrs. Chadwick], Mark Fenton [Reverend Josiah Jenkins], Catherine Craig [Madeline Le Bertin], Jack Byron [Clarence Lorraine], Pat Harmon [Jerry Sullivan], Andy Waldreon [Police Chief Reuben], Ed Kennedy (Edgar Kennedy) [Dan O’Leary]

Perfection Pictures production; distributed by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation. / © 30 June 1924 by Perfection Pictures [LP20364]. Released 1 August 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Sports: Boxing.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (AFI collection) [acquired from private collector]; and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers - Sports: Boxing

Listing updated: 4 December 2024.

References: Limbacher-Feature p. 17 : ClasIm-221 p. C19 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.