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{{short description|1915 film by George Melford}}
{{infobox film
{{infobox film
| title = The Fighting Hope
| name = The Fighting Hope
| image =
| image = The Fighting Hope - newspaperscene - 1915.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Scene from the film
| caption =
| director = [[George Melford]]
| director = [[George Melford]]
| producer = [[Jesse Lasky]]
| producer = [[Jesse Lasky]]
| writer = William J. Hurlbut (play:''The Fighting Hope'')<br>[[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]] (scenario)|
| writer = [[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]] (scenario)
| based_on = {{based on|''The Fighting Hope'' (play)|[[William J. Hurlbut]]}}
| starring = [[Laura Hope Crews]]
| starring = [[Laura Hope Crews]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = July 19, 1915
| released = {{Film date|1915|07|19}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = USA
| country = USA
| language = Silent film..(English intertitles)
| language = Silent film..(English intertitles)
}}
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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. [[Jesse Lasky]] produced and [[Paramount Pictures]] released.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16511 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Fighting Hope'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FightingHope1915.html ''The Fighting Hope'' at silentera.com]</ref> Based on a 1908 play by William J. Hurlbut that was produced by [[David Belasco]].<ref>[http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=3528 ''The Fighting Hope'' as produced on Broadway, Stuyvesant Theater, September 22 1908; IBDb.com]</ref>
'''''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.<ref name="Bartel2014">{{cite book|author=Pauline Bartel|title=The Complete Gone With the Wind Trivia Book: The Movie and More|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioDyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46|date=9 June 2014|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|isbn=978-1-58979-821-2|page=46}}</ref> [[Jesse Lasky]] produced and [[Paramount Pictures]] released.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16511 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Fighting Hope''] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329061338/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16511|date=2014-03-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FightingHope1915.html ''The Fighting Hope'' at silentera.com]</ref> Based on a 1908 play by [[William J. Hurlbut]] that was produced by [[David Belasco]].


Incomplete surviving film at BFI Institute (London).<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.249/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog : ''The Fighting Hope'']</ref>
Incomplete surviving film at BFI Institute (London).<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.249/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog : ''The Fighting Hope'']</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[George Gebhardt]] - Robert Granger
*[[George Gebhardt]] – Robert Granger
*[[Laura Hope Crews]] – Anna Granger<ref name="Liebman2017">{{cite book|author=Roy Liebman|title=Broadway Actors in Films, 1894_ÑÐ2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPQHDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|date=31 January 2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-2615-4|pages=63–}}</ref>
*[[Laura Hope Crews]] - Anna Granger
*Gerald Ward - Robert Harold Granger
*Gerald Ward – Robert Harold Granger
*[[Thomas Meighan]] - Burton Temple
*[[Thomas Meighan]] – Burton Temple
*Richard Morris - Craven
*[[Richard Morris (actor)|Richard Morris]] – Craven
*[[Florence Smythe]] - Miss Gorham
*[[Florence Smythe]] – Miss Gorham
*[[Theodore Roberts]] - Cornelius Brady
*[[Theodore Roberts]] – Cornelius Brady
*[[Cleo Ridgely]] - Rose Fanchom
*[[Cleo Ridgely]] – Rose Fanchom
*[[Tom Forman]] - Detective Clark
*[[Tom Forman (actor)|Tom Forman]] – Detective Clark
*[[William Elmer]] - Detective Fletcher
*[[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.<ref>{{cite book|title=To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGlJAQAAMAAJ|year=1915|publisher=Amer. Company, Limited|pages=33, 73}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Fighting Hope @ IMDb.com]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Fighting Hope @ IMDb.com]
*{{allmovie|fighting-hope-v91361|synopsis}}
*{{allmovie|91361|synopsis}}
*[http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=3528 ''The Fighting Hope'' as produced on Broadway, Stuyvesant Theater, September 22 1908; IBDb.com]

{{George Melford}}


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[[Category:Films directed by George Melford]]
[[Category:Films directed by George Melford]]
[[Category:Paramount Pictures films]]
[[Category:Paramount Pictures films]]
[[Category:Films based on plays]]
[[Category:American films based on plays]]
[[Category:1915 drama films]]
[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Silent American drama films]]
[[Category:1910s American films]]
[[Category:1910s English-language films]]

Latest revision as of 06:00, 20 September 2024

The Fighting Hope
Scene from the film
Directed byGeorge Melford
Written byMargaret Turnbull (scenario)
Based onThe Fighting Hope (play)
by William J. Hurlbut
Produced byJesse Lasky
StarringLaura Hope Crews
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 19, 1915 (1915-07-19)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent film..(English intertitles)

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.

Incomplete surviving film at BFI Institute (London).[4]

Cast

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Plot

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A man has been convicted of fraud, but his wife believes he is innocent and sets out to prove it.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Pauline Bartel (9 June 2014). The Complete Gone With the Wind Trivia Book: The Movie and More. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-58979-821-2.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Fighting Hope Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Fighting Hope at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog : The Fighting Hope
  5. ^ Roy Liebman (31 January 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894_ÑÐ2015. McFarland. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2615-4.
  6. ^ To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette. Amer. Company, Limited. 1915. pp. 33, 73.
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