Fighting Back (1917 film)

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Fighting Back
Directed by Raymond Wells
Written by Alan James
Harold Shumate
Starring William Desmond
Claire McDowell
Jack Richardson
Cinematography Pliny Horne
Production
company
Distributed by Triangle Distributing
Release date
  • November 4, 1917 (1917-11-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Fighting Back is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Raymond Wells and starring William Desmond, Claire McDowell and Jack Richardson. [1]

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  1. Rainey, p. 225.

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