Courage (1921 film)

Courage
Directed by	Sidney Franklin
Written by	Sada Cowan Andrew Soutar
Produced by	Albert A. Kaufman
Starring	Naomi Childers Sam De Grasse Adolphe Menjou
Cinematography	David Abel
Edited by	William Shea
Production company	Sidney A. Franklin Productions
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release date	May 1921 (1921-05)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Courage is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Naomi Childers, Sam De Grasse and Adolphe Menjou. ^{[1] [2]} It was distributed by First National Pictures.

The survival status of the film is unknown. ^[3]

Plot

In Scotland, a young inventor goes to visit a man who owes him some money only to find him murdered. He is arrested and imprisoned for the crime, while his wife faithfully continues to support him and perfect his invention. Eventually the real culprit is exposed and he is freed to return to her.

Cast

• Naomi Childers as Jean Blackmoore
• Sam De Grasse as Stephan Blackmoore
• Lionel Belmore as Angus Ferguson
• Adolphe Menjou as Bruce Ferguson
• Lloyd Whitlock as 'Speedy' Chester
• Alec B. Francis as McIntyre
• Ray Howard as Stephan Blackmoore Jr
• Gloria Hope as Eve Hamish
• Charles Hill Mailes as Oliver Hamish

Reception

"It's simple, yet humanly strong", wrote a review in Canadian Moving Picture Digest . ^[4]

References

1. Munden p.148
2. Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN   978-0-913204-36-8.
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL//data/C/Courage1921.html
4. Canadian Moving Picture Digest. 1921.

Bibliography

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

External links

• Courage at IMDb