The Fighting Hope
1915 film by George Melford
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The Fighting Hope is a 1915 silent film drama directed by George Melford and starring Thomas Meighan and Laura Hope Crews, both in their film debuts.[1] Jesse Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures released.[2][3] Based on a 1908 play by William J. Hurlbut that was produced by David Belasco.
Directed byGeorge Melford
Written byMargaret Turnbull (scenario)
Based onThe Fighting Hope (play)
by William J. Hurlbut
by William J. Hurlbut
Produced byJesse Lasky
| The Fighting Hope | |
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Scene from the film | |
| Directed by | George Melford |
| Written by | Margaret Turnbull (scenario) |
| Based on | The Fighting Hope (play) by William J. Hurlbut |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Laura Hope Crews |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film..(English intertitles) |
Incomplete surviving film at BFI Institute (London).[4]
Cast
- George Gebhardt – Robert Granger
- Laura Hope Crews – Anna Granger[5]
- Gerald Ward – Robert Harold Granger
- Thomas Meighan – Burton Temple
- Richard Morris – Craven
- Florence Smythe – Miss Gorham
- Theodore Roberts – Cornelius Brady
- Cleo Ridgely – Rose Fanchom
- Tom Forman – Detective Clark
- William Elmer – Detective Fletcher
Plot
A man has been convicted of fraud, but his wife believes he is innocent and sets out to prove it.[6]