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1925 silent film

The Fighting Cub is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Wesley Barry, Mildred Harris, and Pat O’Malley.^[1][2] In 1926 it was released in Britain under the alternative title of Son o’ Mine.

In this modest drama, a determined copy boy achieves his aspiration of becoming a journalist after unearthing the hideout of a criminal gang. Renowned young actor Wesley Barry takes on the role of the persistent copy boy, who consistently seeks opportunities to report from the city editor. He’s finally given an opportunity with a condition: he must secure an interview with a reclusive philanthropist known for evading the media. With the assistance of Mildred Harris, the philanthropist’s daughter, Barry succeeds in his task. Subsequently, promoted to a junior reporter, he stumbles upon the criminals’ den. A colleague, in cahoots with the thieves, learns of the hideout’s location from Barry and discreetly alerts the authorities. In a twist, Barry discovers that the philanthropist is the gang’s ringleader. As law enforcement closes in, Barry intervenes, asserting the philanthropist’s reformed character. Choosing discretion, Barry opts not to disclose the story, safeguarding the reputations of the father and daughter.^[3]

A partial print of The Fighting Cub with one reel missing is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[4]

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.