The Coward


1927

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 21, 1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
R-C Pictures
Distribution Company
Film Booking Offices of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Coward" by Arthur Stringer in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan (Mar 1923).

Synopsis

Clinton Philbrook, a wealthy young idler, is in love with aristocratic Alicia Van Orden, but she refuses to marry him until he proves his worth. When Clinton's rival, Leigh Morlock, insults him at an exclusive club, Clinton strikes Morlock but is himself given a severe beating; Alicia refuses to see him again because of the resulting scandal. In despair, Clinton goes to a Canadian lumber town, and thence on a trapping expedition with Pierre Bechard, a woodsman. When Morlock is lost on a hunting trip, Clinton finds him in the mountains, treats his wounds, and carries him back to the lodge. Alicia admits her love for Clinton but exacts a promise that he not fight Morlock; he agrees, but when taunted by his former rival, Clinton gives him a sound trouncing, winning Alicia's admiration and love.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 21, 1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
R-C Pictures
Distribution Company
Film Booking Offices of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Coward" by Arthur Stringer in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan (Mar 1923).

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