The Fighting Heart (1925 film)

The Fighting Heart is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ford.^[1]

The Fighting Heart
Film poster
Directed by	John Ford
Written by	Lillie Hayward
Based on	Once to Every Man by Larry Evans
Starring	George O'Brien Billie Dove
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 18, 1925 (1925-10-18)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] a young man with an inheritance of alcoholism whips a prize fighter in a street fight but falls from his sweetheart’s graces. He goes to New York City and is beaten in a fight in the ring. Later, he whips the fighter again outside the ring and, having left off drinking, is now accepted by the young woman.

Cast

• George O'Brien as Denny Bolton
• Billie Dove as Doris Anderson
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Jerry
• Victor McLaglen as Soapy Williams
• Diana Miller as Helen Van Allen
• Bert Woodruff as Grandfather
• Francis Ford as Town Fool
• Hazel Howell as Oklahoma Kate
• Edward Peil Sr. as Flash Fogarty (credited as Edward Piel)
• James A. Marcus as Judge Maynard (credited as James Marcus)
• Frank Baker
• Harvey Clark
• Lynn Cowan
• Hank Mann
• Francis Powers

Preservation

With no prints of The Fighting Heart located in any film archives,^[3] it is now considered to be a lost film.

See also

• List of lost films