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{{Short description|1948 film by Malcolm St. Clair}}
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'''''Fighting Back''''' is a 1948 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)|Malcolm St. Clair]] and written by [[John Stone (producer)|John Stone]]. The film stars [[Paul Langton]], [[Jean Rogers]], [[Gary Gray (actor)|Gary Gray]], [[Joe Sawyer]], [[Morris Ankrum]] and [[John Kellogg (actor)|John Kellogg]]. The film was released on July 30, 1948, by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74812/Fighting-Back/ |title=Fighting Back (1948) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date=1948-07-30 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/91309/Fighting-Back/overview |title=Fighting-Back - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |publisher=NYTimes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25537 |title=Fighting Back |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref>
'''''Fighting Back''''' is a 1948 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)|Malcolm St. Clair]] and written by [[John Stone (producer)|John Stone]]. The film stars [[Paul Langton]], [[Jean Rogers]], [[Gary Gray (actor)|Gary Gray]], [[Joe Sawyer]], [[Morris Ankrum]] and [[John Kellogg (actor)|John Kellogg]]. The film was released on July 30, 1948, by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74812/Fighting-Back/ |title=Fighting Back (1948) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date=1948-07-30 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/91309/Fighting-Back/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011180154/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/91309/Fighting-Back/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-10-11 |title=Fighting-Back - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25537 |title=Fighting Back |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>Dwyer, 1996 p. 241: Filmography</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Nick Sanders (Paul Langdon) comes home from the war and needs a job. His wife June (Jean Rogers) has set up an interview with her boss, Larry Higby (Morris Ankrum), who runs a textile mill. Nick makes his potential employer aware that he was in prison previously, serving two extra years in the military to get his record cleared.
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The men get along because their sons are already friends. Mrs. Higby (Dorothy Christy) is uncomfortable with this arrangement, however. Nick not only works for Higby but also coaches the boys' baseball team. Larry (Tommy Ivo) has a physical condition that makes it difficult to participate, but Nick makes sure that he does so.

A bracelet belonging to Mrs. Higby is stolen. An old prison acquaintance who shows up, Sam Lang (John Kellogg), is responsible, but Nick comes under suspicion. Police Sgt. Scudder (John Sawyer) investigates and the mystery of the theft is cleared up just in time, with the assistance of Nick’s clever performing dog.<ref>Dwyer, 1996 p. 241: Filmography, plot synopsis.</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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*[[Tommy Ivo]] as Larry Higby
*[[Tommy Ivo]] as Larry Higby
*Lelah Tyler as Mrs. Winkle
*Lelah Tyler as Mrs. Winkle
*[[Pierre Watkin]] as Colonel
*[[Pierre Watkin]] as Colonel


== References ==
==Notes==
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==References==
*Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. ''Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948.'' ''[[The Scarecrow Press]]'', Lantham, Md., and London. {{ISBN | 0-8108-2709-3}}


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Fighting Back
Directed byMalcolm St. Clair
Screenplay byJohn Stone
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringPaul Langton
Jean Rogers
Gary Gray
Joe Sawyer
Morris Ankrum
John Kellogg
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byWilliam F. Claxton
Music byDarrell Calker
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 30, 1948 (1948-07-30)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fighting Back is a 1948 American drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Stone. The film stars Paul Langton, Jean Rogers, Gary Gray, Joe Sawyer, Morris Ankrum and John Kellogg. The film was released on July 30, 1948, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

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Nick Sanders (Paul Langdon) comes home from the war and needs a job. His wife June (Jean Rogers) has set up an interview with her boss, Larry Higby (Morris Ankrum), who runs a textile mill. Nick makes his potential employer aware that he was in prison previously, serving two extra years in the military to get his record cleared.

The men get along because their sons are already friends. Mrs. Higby (Dorothy Christy) is uncomfortable with this arrangement, however. Nick not only works for Higby but also coaches the boys' baseball team. Larry (Tommy Ivo) has a physical condition that makes it difficult to participate, but Nick makes sure that he does so.

A bracelet belonging to Mrs. Higby is stolen. An old prison acquaintance who shows up, Sam Lang (John Kellogg), is responsible, but Nick comes under suspicion. Police Sgt. Scudder (John Sawyer) investigates and the mystery of the theft is cleared up just in time, with the assistance of Nick’s clever performing dog.[5]

Cast

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Fighting Back (1948) - Overview". TCM.com. 1948-07-30. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "Fighting-Back - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  3. ^ "Fighting Back". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  4. ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 241: Filmography
  5. ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 241: Filmography, plot synopsis.

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