A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Afraid to Fight
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4600 feet
Directed by William Worthington

Cast: Frank Mayo [Tom Harper], Lillian Rich [Harriet Monroe], Peggy Cartwright [Sally Harper], Lydia Knott [Mrs. Harper], W.S. McDonnough [Doctor Butler], Tom McGuire [‘Big’ Jim Brandon], Harry Mann [Leonard], Wade Boteler [Phillip Brand], Al Kaufman [‘Slick’ Morrisey], Roscoe Karns [Bertie], Guy Tiney [the fat boy], Charles Haefeli [Johnny Regan], Tom Kennedy [‘Battling’ Grogan], James Quinn [‘Slim’ Dawson]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Charles Sarver, from a screen story by Leete Renick Brown. Cinematography by Arthur Reeves. / © 5 July 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP18030]. Released 24 July 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Sports: Boxing

Listing updated: 16 October 2011.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 39; Katchmer-Eighty p. 632; Sherwood-Best p. 154 : Website-AFI.