The Splendid Coward

The Splendid Coward
Directed by	F. Martin Thornton
Written by	Houghton Townley (novel)
Starring	James Knight Joan Legge Roy Travers
Production company	Harma Photoplays
Distributed by	Harma Photoplays
Release date	February 1918 (1918-02)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Splendid Coward is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers. ^[1] The story features a son's loyalty to his other against the backdrop of the Great War and a call tos service. ^[2]

Cast

• James Knight as Dick Swinton
• Joan Legge as Dora Dundas
• Roy Travers as Vivian Ormsby
• Winifred Evans as Lady Mary Swinton
• Clifford Pembroke as Rev. Swinton
• Sydney Lewis Ransome as Trimmer
• Jeff Barlow as Earl of Heresford
• Thomas Canning as Col. Dundas
• Teddy Arundell as Jack Lorimer

References

1. Goble p.963
2. "Pictures and Picturegoer". 1918.

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Splendid Coward at IMDb