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""Not all drama, not all comedy, not all fight, but a stirring blend of all three with punch that's dramatic and fistic. Another big Ray Sun-ray! Some Surprise!""

1921

1h 10m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

John Steel is a poor boy with a gentle spirit, but he has a natural gift for fighting. His mother is a strict pacifist, so although he has opportunities to make a career as a boxer, he refuses--until hard times force him to enter the ring despite his mother's pleas.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Charles Ray

Charles Ray

John Steel

Lydia Knott

Lydia Knott

John's mother

Vera Steadman

Vera Steadman

Midge Flannigan

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Bill Dugan

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Battling Burke

Stanton Heck

Stanton Heck

Big Tim Riley

Charles Wheelock

Charles Wheelock

Matt Brady

Claude Berkeley

John's chum

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Directed by: Charles Ray
Written by: Charles E. van Loan

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