The Fighting Heart (1925 film)

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The Fighting Heart
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Directed by John Ford
Written by Lillie Hayward
Based onOnce to Every Man
by Larry Evans
Starring George O'Brien
Billie Dove
CinematographyJoseph H. August
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 18, 1925 (1925-10-18)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Fighting Heart is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ford. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] a young man with an inheritance of alcoholism whips a prize fighter in a street fight but falls from his sweetheart’s graces. He goes to New York City and is beaten in a fight in the ring. Later, he whips the fighter again outside the ring and, having left off drinking, is now accepted by the young woman.

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Preservation

With no prints of The Fighting Heart located in any film archives, [3] it is now considered to be a lost film.

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Fighting Heart". silentera.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  2. "New Pictures: The Fighting Heart", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (4): 51, October 17, 1925, retrieved October 18, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. "The Fighting Heart". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.