# The Fighting Cub > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Fighting_Cub > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Fighting_Cub.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Cub > Source revision: 1351678700 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1925 silent film The Fighting Cub Still with Wesley Barry Directed by Paul Hurst Written by Adele Buffington Starring Wesley Barry Mildred Harris Pat O'Malley Cinematography Frank Cotner Lee Humiston Production company Crown Productions Distributed by Truart Film Corporation Butcher's Film Service (UK) Release date July 27, 1925 (1925-07-27) Running time 62 minutes Country United States Language Silent (English intertitles) ***The Fighting Cub*** is a 1925 American [silent](/source/Silent_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Paul Hurst](/source/Paul_Hurst_(actor)) and starring [Wesley Barry](/source/Wesley_Barry), [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris), and [Pat O'Malley](/source/Pat_O'Malley_(actor)).[1][2] In 1926 it was released in Britain under the [alternative title](/source/Alternative_title) of ***Son o' Mine***. ## Plot summary In this modest drama, a determined [copy boy](/source/Copy_boy) achieves his aspiration of becoming a journalist after unearthing the hideout of a criminal gang. Renowned young actor [Wesley Barry](/source/Wesley_Barry) takes on the role of the persistent copy boy, who consistently seeks opportunities to report from the [city editor](/source/City_editor). He's finally given an opportunity with a condition: he must secure an interview with a reclusive philanthropist known for evading the media. With the assistance of [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris), the philanthropist's daughter, Barry succeeds in his task. Subsequently, promoted to a junior reporter, he stumbles upon the criminals' den. A colleague, in cahoots with the thieves, learns of the hideout's location from Barry and discreetly alerts the authorities. In a twist, Barry discovers that the philanthropist is the gang's ringleader. As law enforcement closes in, Barry intervenes, asserting the philanthropist's reformed character. Choosing discretion, Barry opts not to disclose the story, safeguarding the reputations of the father and daughter.[3] ## Cast - [Wesley Barry](/source/Wesley_Barry) as Thomas Patrick O'Toole - [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris) as Margie Toler - [Pat O'Malley](/source/Pat_O'Malley_(actor)) as Jack Turner, City Editor - [Mary Carr](/source/Mary_Carr) as Tom's Mother - [George Fawcett](/source/George_Fawcett) as J. William Toler - [Stuart Holmes](/source/Stuart_Holmes) as Bull Connor - [Ann May](/source/Ann_May) (uncredited) ## Preservation A partial print of *The Fighting Cub* with one [reel](/source/Film_reel) missing is held by the [UCLA Film & Television Archive](/source/UCLA_Film_%26_Television_Archive).[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Munden p.239 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Progressive Silent Film List: *The Fighting Cub*](http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FightingCub1925.html) at silentera.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Langman, Larry (2009). *The Media in the Movies*. p. 274. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: *The Fighting Cub*](http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3143/default.html) ## Bibliography - Munden, Kenneth White. *The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1*. University of California Press, 1997. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [The Fighting Cub](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Fighting_Cub). - [*The Fighting Cub*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015808/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article related to an American silent drama film of the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1920s-US-silent-drama-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1920s-US-silent-drama-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1920s-US-silent-drama-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Fighting Cub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Cub) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Cub?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.