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The Man Who Was Afraid

191750mMovieDramaWar

Young Benton Clune is not a coward at heart. He is a victim of over-zealous mother love which has grown to exert too great an influence over him. When the President's call to arms comes, Clune's regiment of National Guard prepares. Mrs. Clune is terror-stricken.

DirectorFred E. Wright
WriterMary Brecht Pulver

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Cast · Directed by Fred E. Wright

BWBryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
Benton Clune
EMErnest Maupain
Ernest Maupain
Colonel Cory
MW
Margaret Watts
Elsie Revere
FRFrances Raymond
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Clune
ME
Mark Ellison
Pod Fisher

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The Man Who Was Afraid hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 20, 1917. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.