The Battling Fool(1924)
William Fairbanks stars in this fighting feature about a rural rube who enters the ring to earn prize money to help a crippled girl.
Movie: The Battling Fool
Top 10 Billed Cast
Helen Chadwick
Madeline Le Bertin
Jerry Sullivan
Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)
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