The Fighting Cub
The Fighting Cub is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Wesley Barry, Mildred Harris, and Pat O'Malley. In 1926 it was released in Britain under the alternative title of Son o' Mine. Synopsis. A copy boy with aspirations to be a top-level journalist manages to get a promotion to cub reporter, and soon finds himself entangled with a gang of thieves with political connections. Preservation. A partial print of "The Fighting Cub" with one reel missing is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.