''My Fighting Gentleman'' (also known as ''A Son of Battle'') is a 1917 American silent

historical drama film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as c ...

directed by

Edward Sloman Edward Sloman (19 July 1883, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an England, English silent film Film director, director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 fi ...

with the storyline by Doris Schroeder and

Nell Shipman Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, writer, and director who was active in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. She used "the girl from God's country" as her sobriquet after starr ...

. The film stars William Russell and

Francelia Billington Francelia Billington (February 1, 1895 – November 24, 1934) was an early American silent-screen actress, and an accomplished camera operator. Early life On February 1, 1895, Billington was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of James Billingt ...

Cast

* William Russell as Frank Carlisle *

as Virginia Leighton * Charles Newton as Colonel Carlisle *Jack Vosburgh as Huntly Thornton *

Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...

as Isiah Gore *

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited as Harry van Meter) was an American actor of stage and silent film. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound fi ...

as Judge Pembroke * William Carroll as Jubilee * Sid Algier as Jim * Lucille Ward as Undetermined Role

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* 1917 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward Sloman American historical drama films 1910s historical drama films 1917 drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

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