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Fighting Stock

The Aldwych Theater farceurs are at it again in Fighting Stock. The punning title refers to a well-stocked rural fishing stream, which sparks a battle royale between two rival groups of fishermen. Brigadier-General Sir Donald Rowley (Tom Walls) gets involved in the fray when he rents a country cottage with his nephew Sydney (Ralph Lynn). While the nephew pitches woo at the local maidens, General Rowley adopts military tactics to reclaim the stream from village squire Duck (J. Robertson Hare).

Top Cast

  • Tom Walls

    Tom Walls

    Brig. Gen. Sir Donald Rowley

  • Ralph Lynn

    Ralph Lynn

    Sydney Rowley

  • Robertson Hare

    Robertson Hare

    Duck

  • Marie Lohr

    Marie Lohr

    Mrs. Barbara Rivers

  • Herbert Lomas

    Herbert Lomas

    Murlow

  • Lesley Wareing

    Lesley Wareing

    Eileen Rivers

  • Veronica Rose

    Veronica Rose

    Diana Rivers

  • Hubert Harben

    Hubert Harben

    Mr. Rivers

  • Margaret Davidge

    Margaret Davidge

    Mrs. Fenton

Overview

The Aldwych Theater farceurs are at it again in Fighting Stock. The punning title refers to a well-stocked rural fishing stream, which sparks a battle royale between two rival groups of fishermen. Brigadier-General Sir Donald Rowley (Tom Walls) gets involved in the fray when he rents a country cottage with his nephew Sydney (Ralph Lynn). While the nephew pitches woo at the local maidens, General Rowley adopts military tactics to reclaim the stream from village squire Duck (J. Robertson Hare).

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