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Her Fighting Chance
Directed byEdwin Carewe
Based on
the short story, "The Fiddling Man"
by James Oliver Curwood
StarringJane Grey
Thomas Holding
Percy G. Standing
CinematographyArthur Martinelli
Production
company
A H Jacobs Photoplays
Distributed byFrank G Hall
State Rights
Release date
  • May 15, 1917 (1917-05-15) (US)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Her Fighting Chance is a 1917 American silent drama film. Directed by Edwin Carewe, the film stars Jane Grey, Thomas Holding, and Percy G. Standing. The film was based on a short story by James Oliver Curwood titled "The Fiddling Man," which originally appeared in Every Week Magazine in 1917.[1] It was released in May, 1917.

Cast

  • Jane Grey as Marie
  • Thomas Holding as Jan Thoreau
  • Percy G. Standing as Corporal Blake
  • Edward Porter as Sergeant Fitzgerald
  • Fred Jones as François Breault
  • William Cohill as Pastamoo

Censorship

Before Her Fighting Chance could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of an intertitle saying "Keep your word with me tonight, etc."[2]

Preservation

Her Fighting Chance is currently presumed lost.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Her Fighting Chance". afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Her Fighting Chance". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
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