The Happy Warrior (1925 film)

The Happy Warrior
The Happy Warrior
	Still with Malcolm McGregor and Olive Borden
Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton
Written by	A.S.M. Hutchinson (novel) ; Marian Constance Blackton
Starring	Malcolm McGregor; Alice Calhoun; Mary Alden
Cinematography	Paul H. Allen
Production; company	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America; Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	July 5, 1925;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Happy Warrior is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Malcolm McGregor, Alice Calhoun, and Mary Alden.^[1]^[2] The story had previously been turned into a 1917 British film of the same title.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] the father of Ralph has secretly married, cutting the boy out of his inheritance. His Aunt Maggie grooms the boy to take possession of his title of nobleman and to evict the usurpers from the estate. To develop strength, he joins the circus and roughs it. A boyhood enemy is overwhelmed by him when he becomes friends with the son of the usurpers. Later, the friendship with the son brings him to renounce all claims to the estate. He marries Dora, the daughter of the circus owner.

Cast

Malcolm McGregor as Ralph
Alice Calhoun as Dora
Mary Alden as Aunt Maggie
Anders Randolf as Stingo Hannaford
Olive Borden as Ima
Gardner James as Rollo
Otto Matieson as Egbert
Wilfrid North as Mr. Letham
Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Letham
Andrée Tourneur as Audrey
Jack Herrick as Foxy Pinsent
Philippe De Lacy as Ralph (at 8 years)
Robert Gordon as Rollo (at 10 years)
Leon Holmes as Freckled face boy

References

^ Palmer p. 436
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Happy Warrior at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: The Happy Warrior", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 86, August 1, 1925, retrieved July 8, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.