The Happy Warrior (1925 film)

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The Happy Warrior
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Still with Malcolm McGregor and Olive Borden
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Written by A.S.M. Hutchinson (novel)
Marian Constance Blackton
Starring Malcolm McGregor
Alice Calhoun
Mary Alden
CinematographyPaul H. Allen
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 5, 1925 (1925-07-05)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Happy Warrior is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Malcolm McGregor, Alice Calhoun, and Mary Alden. [1] [2] The story had previously been turned into a 1917 British film of the same title.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] the father of Ralph has secretly married, cutting the boy out of his inheritance. His Aunt Maggie grooms the boy to take possession of his title of nobleman and to evict the usurpers from the estate. To develop strength, he joins the circus and roughs it. A boyhood enemy is overwhelmed by him when he becomes friends with the son of the usurpers. Later, the friendship with the son brings him to renounce all claims to the estate. He marries Dora, the daughter of the circus owner.

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References

  1. ↑ Palmer p. 436
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Happy Warrior at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "New Pictures: The Happy Warrior", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 86, August 1, 1925, retrieved July 8, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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