The Brand of Cowardice

{{Infobox film

| name = The Brand of Cowardice

| image = Brand of Cowardice ad.jpg

| caption = Advertisement

| director = John W. Noble

| producer = B. A. Rolfe(Rolfe Photoplays, Inc)

| writer = Charles Maigne(story & scenario)

| starring = Lionel Barrymore
Grace Valentine

| music =

| cinematography = H.O. Carleton

| editing =

| distributor = Metro Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1916|10|23}}

| runtime = 5 reels

| country = United States

| language = Silent film(English intertitles)

}}

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The Brand of Cowardice is a 1916 silent film starring Lionel Barrymore and released through Metro Pictures. It is a lost film.{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BrandOfCowardice1916.html|title=Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List|website=Silentera.com|accessdate=13 January 2018}}The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988

Plot

After Cyril Hamilton refuses to follow his father-in-law Colonel Gordon West's National Guard unit into action in the Mexican Border War, his fiancé Marcia West breaks up with him. He ashamedly enlists in another regiment and goes west but alienates all of his fellow soldiers with his pompous behavior. However, he finally redeems himself by rescuing Marcia from the bandit Navarete. Although they are overwhelmed by Navarete's forces after killing him, they are rescued by Colonel West's forces and marry.{{Cite web|title=The Brand of Cowardice|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/13981-THE-BRANDOFCOWARDICE?sid=74f3fd01-04a9-4108-b3b8-e2190509a31c&sr=5.401788&cp=8&pos=4|access-date=2021-12-08|website=catalog.afi.com}}