The Battling Fool

August. 01,1924      
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

William Fairbanks stars in this fighting feature about a rural rube who enters the ring to earn prize money to help a crippled girl.

William Fairbanks as  Mark Jenkins
Eva Novak as  Helen Chadwick
Catherine Craig as  Madeline Le Bertin
Pat Harmon as  Jerry Sullivan
Ted Adams as  Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy as  Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy)

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Reviews

Cubussoli
1924/08/01

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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SnoReptilePlenty
1924/08/02

Memorable, crazy movie

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Acensbart
1924/08/03

Excellent but underrated film

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Marva
1924/08/04

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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