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The Battling Fool(1924)
Status: Released
Date: 1924-08-01
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Time: 0h 44m
Overview:
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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United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Perfection Pictures
Movie: The Battling Fool
Top 10 Billed Cast
William Fairbanks
Mark Jenkins
Eva Novak
Helen Chadwick
Catherine Craig
Madeline Le Bertin
Pat Harmon
Jerry Sullivan
Ted Adams
Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)
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