The Coward (1915 film)

The Coward
Film poster.
Directed byReginald Barker
Screenplay byThomas H. Ince
C. Gardner Sullivan
Story byEdward Sloman
Thomas H. Ince
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringCharles Ray
Frank Keenan
Gertrude Claire
Margaret Gibson
CinematographyJoseph H. August
Robert S. Newhard
Production
companies
Distributed byTriangle Kay-Bee
Enterprise Distributing Corporation (re-release)
Release date
  • November 14, 1915 (1915-11-14)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Budget$17,922[1]

The 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 scenario with C. Gardner Sullivan, from a story Ince had bought from writer (and future director) Edward Sloman. The film stars Frank Keenan and Charles Ray.[2] John Gilbert also appears in an uncredited bit part.[3] A copy of The Coward is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art.[4]

  1. ^ Taves, Brian (2012). Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-813-13422-2.
  2. ^ Langman, Larry; Ebner, David, eds. (2001). Hollywood's Image Of the South: A Century Of Southern Films. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 0-313-31886-7.
  3. ^ Golden, Eve (2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0-813-14163-3.
  4. ^ The Coward at silentera.com