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The Battling Fool (1924)
William Fairbanks stars in this fighting feature about a rural rube who enters the ring to earn prize money to help a crippled girl.
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William Fairbanks stars in this fighting feature about a rural rube who enters the ring to earn prize money to help a crippled girl.
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Genre:Drama
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In Theaters:8/1/1924
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Runtime:44 minutes
Studio:Perfection Pictures
Cast
W.S. Van Dyke
Director
William Fairbanks
Mark Jenkins
Eva Novak
Helen Chadwick
Fred J. Butler
Hiram Chadwick
Laura Winston
Mrs.Chadwick
Mark Fenton
Reverend Josiah Jenkins
Catherine Craig
Madeline Le Bertin
Jack Byron
Clarence Lorraine
Pat Harmon
Jerry Sullivan
Andrew Waldron
Reuben - the Chief of Police
Ted Adams
Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy)
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