The Fighting Heart

The Fighting Heart

Broadway counts him out!

1925•1h 10m•5.0/10

RomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(1)

This film is the story of a small-town boy and girl. The hero, Denny Bolton, thrashes the town bully only to meet him later in the boxing ring in New York City. Ambition has swept him to Broadway, but the search for love brings him back to the Main Street of his home town.

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Production

Fox Film Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Denny Bolton

Billie Dove

Billie Dove

Doris Anderson

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Jerry

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Soapy Williams

Diana Miller

Diana Miller

Helen Van Allen

Bert Woodruff

Bert Woodruff

Grandfather

Francis Ford

Francis Ford

Town Fool

Hazel Howell

Oklahoma Kate

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Flash Fogarty

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus

Judge Maynard

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