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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1305

The Fighting American

192453 minUnited States

Synopsis

A college student's romantic wager becomes serious when the woman he courts discovers its origins. Following her to China, he tries to repair the damage and becomes involved in an adventure that calls on his skills as a pilot.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 52:41
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Tom Forman · Public domain

Cast

Pat O'Malley

Mary Astor

Raymond Hatton

DirectorsTom Forman

Behind the scenes

The story came from a college writing competition organized by Universal. The production combined campus comedy with aerial stunt work, including a staged fight on an aircraft's wings.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Pat O'Malley — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
Mary Astor — Studio · Public domain
Raymond Hatton — Unknown author · Public domain

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