Fighting Fate is a 1925 American silent sports film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Nancy Deaver, and Tom McGuire.Munden p. 240
Plot As described in a film magazine review, Damon Squires, aspiring lightweight boxer, broke while visiting a small town, resents an insult made to Sally O'Leary by a chap whom he knocks down. The latter turns out to be champion boxer Cyclone Winters. A boxing match is arranged with him, but Damon is doped by a bribed trainer and loses the fight. Sally, whose father runs a restaurant, still believes in Damon. Damon obtains proof that he had been double-crossed. In a second match he knocks Winters out, winning the championship and the affection of Sally.
Cast Billy Sullivan as Damon Squires - The Fighter John Sinclair as Pythias - The Manager Nancy Deaver as Sally O'Leary - The Girl Tom McGuire as Danny O'Leary Phil Salvadore as Cyclone Winters - The Opponent William Buckley as Glen Morgan Ford West as Lew Muggins
References
Bibliography Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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