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The Coward is a american film of genre Drama directed by Thomas H. Ince released in USA on 14 november 1915 with Charles Ray
The Coward (1915)
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Add to a movie listThe Coward is a 1915 American silent historical war drama film directed by Reginald Barker and produced by Thomas H. Ince. Ince also wrote the film's story and scenario with C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Frank Keenan and Charles Ray. John Gilbert also appears in an uncredited bit part. A copy of The Coward is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Set during the American Civil War, Keenan stars as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by his father to enlist in the Confederate States Army. He is terrified by the war and deserts during a battle. The film focuses on the son's struggle to overcome his cowardice.Actors
Charles Ray
(Frank Winslow)
Gertrude Claire
(Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow)
Nick Cogley
(A Negro Servant)
Ella Margaret Gibson
(Amy)
Gertrude Claire
(Mrs Elizabeth Winslow)
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