Fighting Fate is a 1925 American silent sports film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Nancy Deaver, and Tom McGuire.[1]

Fighting Fate
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Directed byAlbert S. Rogell
Written byHenry Roberts Symonds
John Grey
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
W. Ray Johnston
StarringBilly Sullivan
Nancy Deaver
Tom McGuire
CinematographyH. Lyman Broening
Production
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Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed byRayart Pictures
Release date
  • October 9, 1925 (1925-10-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Damon Squires, aspiring lightweight boxer, broke while visiting a small town, resents an insult made to Sally O'Leary by a chap whom he knocks down. The latter turns out to be champion boxer Cyclone Winters. A boxing match is arranged with him, but Damon is doped by a bribed trainer and loses the fight. Sally, whose father runs a restaurant, still believes in Damon. Damon obtains proof that he had been double-crossed. In a second match he knocks Winters out, winning the championship and the affection of Sally.

Cast

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  • Billy Sullivan as Damon Squires - The Fighter
  • John Sinclair as Pythias - The Manager
  • Nancy Deaver as Sally O'Leary - The Girl
  • Tom McGuire as Danny O'Leary
  • Phil Salvadore as Cyclone Winters - The Opponent
  • William Buckley as Glen Morgan

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 240
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (6 February 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Fighting Fate", Motion Picture News, 33 (6), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 703, retrieved 5 February 2023   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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