The Splendid Coward

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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 byHarma Photoplays
Release date
February 1918
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
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]

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