My Fighting Gentleman (also known as A Son of Battle) is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Edward Sloman with the storyline by Doris Schroeder and Nell Shipman. Starring William Russell and Francelia Billington.
Michael Lafond, un métis, jure de se venger après que Jim Buckley l'a forcé à descendre du train car il avait insulté une femme. Michael tue Prue Welch, la femme d'un professeur venant de la Nouvelle Angleterre, et kidnappe leur fille Molly. Michael élève Molly comme si elle était sa propre fille, mais 15 ans plus tard il la force néanmoins à devenir danseuse dans l'établissement qu'il vient d'ouvrir. Il complote dans le but de ruiner Jim, devenu un personnage importants des Black Hills. Il y arrive au point que Jim doit se battre pour quitter la ville, malgré l'aide de Cheyenne Harry, le prétendant de Molly. Michael poursuit Jim à cheval, mais dans la bagarre il tome à l'eau et se tue. Jim retourne chez lui et y retrouve Molly heureuse avec Cheyenne Harry.
, 1h16 Directed byEdward Sloman OriginUSA GenresDrama, Romance ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsGary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Douglass Dumbrille, Herschel Mayall, Joseph Calleia, Harry Davenport Rating56% While docked in a Caribbean port aboard a third-rate freighter, Captain Sam Whalan (Gary Cooper) gets involved in a drunken brawl in a seedy tavern. Returning to the ship, Sam discovers that a baby boy, rescued from a drifting Navy boat, has been left for an unnamed sailor aboard his ship. Deciding to adopt the child himself, Sam advertises for a "mother" and soon hires Sally Clark (Claudette Colbert) as the child's nanny in exchange for her passage to New York. Sally tells him she is the daughter of a recently deceased missionary. Unknown to Sam, Sally is actually a dance hall girl dressed to appear virtuous and proper.