The Victor | |
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Directed by | Edward Laemmle |
Written by | Richard Schayer |
Based on | Two Bells for Pegasus by Gerald Beaumont |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring |
Herbert Rawlinson Frank Currier Esther Ralston |
Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Victor is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Frank Currier and Esther Ralston. [1] [2]
The Englishman Cecil Fitzhugh Waring is sent to America by his father Lord Waring to save the family's finances by marrying the daughter of a chewing gum tycoon. Unwilling to go through with the plan, he wanders the streets and meets a struggling actress who he falls in love with. To raise money he becomes a boxer and enjoys such success that he restores the family fortune, and gets his father's blessing to his marriage to the actress.