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Release Year1919
Runtime0h 50m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Drama
Votes1
DirectorWilliam C. Dowlan
WritersJoseph Anthony Roach, George Barr McCutcheon
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCowardice Court
About Cowardice Court
A feud in the Adirondack Mountains develops when Randolph Shaw will not give up a shack and its acreage adjoining the estate of Lord Cecil Bazelhurst, whose wife, the former Evelyn Banks of Jersey City, married him for his title and now wants to get rid of Randolph's ugly shack. When Randolph meets Cecil's sister Penelope, a romance begins which is furthered after one of the Bazelhurst servants shoots Randolph in the arm for trespassing and Penelope, who earlier had looked upon the feud as a joke, runs away to Randolph's house and accepts his engagement proposal. Cecil and his men pursue Penelope, but are frightened away by Randolph's men and are forced to spend a miserable stormy night in the woods. The next day everyone becomes reconciled when Lady Evelyn realizes that the desired property will now be in the family, and Randolph offers Cecil and his men dry, if ill-fitting, garments to wear.
Directed by William C. Dowlan, Cowardice Court leans on a strong ensemble — Peggy Hyland, Jack Livingston, Arthur Hoyt — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1919.
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