The Dangerous Coward

The Dangerous Coward

1924 · 50 min · Drama, Western

During a match with an opponent called The Weazel, a boxer named The Lightning Kid comes to believe that he has crippled his opponent. Distraught, he leaves the ring, vowing never to box again, and changes his name to Bob Trent. Sometime later he fights out that not everything was as he thought it was.

Directed by Albert S. Rogell · Written by Marion Jackson

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