Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-08-06 | Page 40 | "afraid to Fight" is a Knockout at Kinema

"Afraid to Rght" Is a Knockout : 1 At Kihema If It la poaafb! to eomblno fact biot-ln biot-ln aotloa and "aon.thtn to think about" tt'a dona In "Afraid to Flh(," tha Klaama attraotloa la which Frank Mayo ataxa at tha Klnatna thaatra. It la a atory of tha prii-f ightln world, bat an attampt haa baan mafic to mil physical blow with mental Fiunohes. Rvarv point In tha atory lluatMtaa aomthfnr about tha aoul of a man laboring; undar tba atla;ma of co ward lea. Tha bl,r "kick" la tha fory comao whea ha hat to lak a horaawhlppinf from an anmy In f rnt .if tha irl ha kTa. bacauaa ha la bound by hla word of honor not to fight. Ha appaara In tha atory aa a world war veteran with a-aalnfctd luaga Ha haa a mother aad llttla aiatr to support and no job, and In addition, tha kid ala naada an o para t ion at onoa to nut har on hr crlpplad ft. William Worthinaton. who dlractad Mayo In Dr. Jlm'r and 'Out of tha Silent North,' two of hla beat Unlvar-al Unlvar-al plctura. guldad tha filming rff Afrald to Fight." Lillian Rich waa mngngta for tha loading: fmlnln rola, both bacauaa of hr ganaral high standing In tha in-duatry in-duatry and bacauaa aha has played In many Universal Diet urea aad coma up to their standarda. Wade BoteUr. Lydla Kaott, Peggy Cartwrlght. Roscoa Kama, Tom Kennedy, Ken-nedy, Al Kaufman, Char Us Haafall ano othera wre choaaa for aupportlng roles. Lydla Knott haa basa aateemaa as ona of tha best character aotreaaes of any day. Tom Kennedy and Ai Kaufman, bee Ida their ability before tha camera, are pacific coast ring champs and wars Invaluable In tha staging' of prise fight acene that are a big element In "Afraid to Fight."