The Fighting Marine

For a serial with a similar title, see The Fighting Marines.

The Fighting Marine
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by	Frank Leon Smith
Starring	Gene Tunney Marjorie Day
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	September 12, 1926 (1926-09-12)
Running time	10 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Fighting Marine (Gene Tunney) ad in Motion Picture News, 1926

The Fighting Marine is a 1926 American drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, and featured the only screen performance by the boxing heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney. ^[1]

Cast

• Gene Tunney as Dick Farrington
• Marjorie Day as Lady Chatfield
• Walter Miller as Larry Stuart
• Virginia Vance as Ruby
• Sherman Ross as Charles Vellard
• Anna Mae Walthall as Mazzie
• Wally Oettel as Roger Poole
• Jack Anthony as Matt
• Mike Donlin
• David Dunbar
• Joseph North (as Joe North)
• W.J. Allen
• Ben Walker
• Bert Gardner
• Frank Hagney

Preservation

The Fighting Marine is now considered to be a lost film. ^[2]

Chapter titles

1. The Successful Candidate
2. The Second Attack
3. In the Enemy's Trap
4. The Desperate Foe
5. Entombed
6. The Falling Tower
7. Waylaid
8. Challenged
9. The Signal Shot
10. Fired and Hired

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio
• List of lost films

References

1. "The Fighting Marine: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Fighting Marine". silentera.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

External links

• The Fighting Marine at IMDb