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The Cowboy Pugilist

The Cowboy Pugilist

1911Short
ShortWestern

The boys were disappointed. Edwin Baxter, the only man of whom their western little town could boast as being really clever with the gloves, had absolutely refused to answer the challenge of the theatrical company, booked for the ...

Director
Milton J. Fahrney
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
November 22, 1911
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Nestor Film Company

🎯 Categories

ShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

A pleasing melodramatic love story to give the contest point and reason
by deickemeyer2016-05-24

"A prizefight picture, with a pleasing melodramatic love story to give the contest point and reason. The man could fight, but a pretty cowgirl of the neighborhood whom he loved didn't like fighters. However, it chanced that a pugilist challenged all comers, with an offer of $200 to any one who could stand up through four rounds. The boys wanted the boxer to make the try, but at first he refused. Then he found that the girl's granddad had been unable to pay his rent and was on the point of being ejected by the villain landlord, so he met the prizefighter and won the purse. At the club,..."

📖 Synopsis

The boys were disappointed. Edwin Baxter, the only man of whom their western little town could boast as being really clever with the gloves, had absolutely refused to answer the challenge of the theatrical company, booked for the ...