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 (1918-02)
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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  1. Goble p.963

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