The Battling Fool

William Fairbanks stars in this fighting feature about a rural rube who enters the ring to earn prize money to help a crippled girl.

Cast

William Fairbanks

as Mark Jenkins

Eva Novak

as Helen Chadwick

Fred J. Butler

as Hiram Chadwick

Laura Winston

as Mrs.Chadwick

Mark Fenton

as Reverend Josiah Jenkins

Catherine Craig

as Madeline Le Bertin

Jack Byron

as Clarence Lorraine

Pat Harmon

as Jerry Sullivan

Andrew Waldron

as Reuben - the Chief of Police

Ted Adams

as Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)

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