Her Fighting Chance

Her Fighting Chance
Her Fighting Chance
Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Based on	the short story, "The Fiddling Man"; by James Oliver Curwood
Starring	Jane Grey; Thomas Holding; Percy G. Standing
Cinematography	Arthur Martinelli
Production; company	A H Jacobs Photoplays
Distributed by	Frank G Hall; State Rights
Release date	May 15, 1917 (US);
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	English

Her Fighting Chance is a 1917 American silent drama film. Directed by Edwin Carewe, the film stars Jane Grey, Thomas Holding, and Percy G. Standing. The film was based on a short story by James Oliver Curwood titled "The Fiddling Man," which originally appeared in Every Week Magazine in 1917. It was released in May, 1917.

Cast

Jane Grey as Marie
Thomas Holding as Jan Thoreau
Percy G. Standing as Corporal Blake
Edward Porter as Sergeant Fitzgerald
Fred Jones as François Breault
William Cohill as Pastamoo

Censorship

Before Her Fighting Chance could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of an intertitle saying "Keep your word with me tonight, etc."

Preservation

Her Fighting Chance is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.

References

↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Her Fighting Chance". afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
↑ "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Her Fighting Chance". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

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[afi-1] "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Her Fighting Chance". afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

[2] "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2026.

[3] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Her Fighting Chance". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-4] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2026.