Cowardice Court

Cowardice Court (1919) is a romance, drama film directed by William C. Dowlan rated 8.0/10.

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.

Cast

Peggy Hyland

The Honorable Penelope Drake

Jack Livingston

Randolph Shaw

Arthur Hoyt

Lord Cecil Bazelhurst

Kathryn Adams

Lady Evelyn Bazelhurst

Burton Law

Tompkins

Bull Montana

Flash Morton

Harry Lonsdale

The Duke

Bertram Grassby

The Count

Gung Wong

Yank Foo

Al McKinnon

The Groom

Evelyn Mulhall

A Guest

Bonnie Hill

A Guest