''The Running Fight'' is a 1915

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drama, directed by James Durkin and distributed by

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. The film is based on a novel by William Hamilton Osborne, and stars

Violet Heming Violet Heming (27 January 1895 – 4 July 1981) was an English stage and screen actress. Her name sometimes appeared as Violet Hemming in newspapers. Biography Born Violet Hemming in Leeds, Yorkshire, she was the daughter of Alfred Hemming - ...

Preservation status

The film is preserved today at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Running Fight''
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Cast

*Robert Cummings - Peter V. Wilkinson *

- Leslie Wilkinson *

Thurlow Bergen Thurlow Weed Bergen (1875–1954) was an American actor of stage and silent film. Bergen was born on January 14, 1875, East Saginaw, Michigan to Issarella (Ella) Winner and the lawyer George B. Bergen. Bergen went to study law in Washington D.C. ...

- Eliot Beekman *Robert Cain - District Attorney Leech * William T. Carleton - Colonel Moorehead *

Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography *'' Hearts in Exil ...

- Madeline Braine *George Pauncefort - Giles Illingsworth *Alfred Kappeler - Roy Pallister *Philip Robson - Bannister Skeen

References

External links

''The Running Fight'' at IMDB''The Running Fight'' at AllMovie
1915 films American silent feature films Films based on American novels Paramount Pictures films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub