The Fighting Chance (1920 film) explained

The Fighting Chance
Director:	Charles Maigne
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:	Will M. Ritchey
Based On:	The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers
Starring:	Anna Q. Nilsson Conrad Nagel Clarence Burton Dorothy Davenport Herbert Prior Ruth Helms
Cinematography:	Faxon M. Dean
Studio:	Artcraft Pictures Corporation Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Fighting Chance is a surviving^[1] 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Will M. Ritchey. It was formerly thought to be lost. The film stars include Anna Q. Nilsson, Conrad Nagel, Clarence Burton, Dorothy Davenport, Herbert Prior, and Ruth Helms. It is based on the 1906 novel The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers. The film was released on August 1, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Anna Q. Nilsson as Sylvia Landis
• Conrad Nagel as Stephen Siward
• Clarence Burton as Leroy Mortimer
• Dorothy Davenport as Leila Mortimer
• Herbert Prior as Kemp Farrell
• Ruth Helms as Grace Farrell
• Bertram Grassby as Howard Quarrier
• Maude Wayne as Lydia Vyse
• Fred R. Stanton as Beverly Plank
• William H. Brown as Maj.

External links

• • Lantern slide
• Chambers, Robert W. (1906), The Fighting Chance, New York: D. Appleton and Company, on the Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5209/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Fighting Chance
2. News: The-Fighting-Chance . https://web.archive.org/web/20150122081821/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/239721/The-Fighting-Chance/overview . dead . January 22, 2015 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Janiss Garza . 2015 . January 22, 2015.
3. Web site: The Fighting Chance. afi.com. January 22, 2015.