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The Hope Chest is a american film of genre Drama directed by Elmer Clifton released in USA on 29 december 1918 with Dorothy Gish

The Hope Chest (1918)

The Hope Chest
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Released in USA 29 december 1918
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance

The Hope Chest is an American silent film released in 1918, starring Dorothy Gish. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton and based on a serialized story (and later novel) by Mark Lee Luther, originally published in Woman's Home Companion. Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a lost film.



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Synopsis

Sheila Moore (Gish) takes a job at a candy store to support her father, an out-of-work vaudevillian. She attracts the romantic attentions of the store owner's son Tom (Barthalmess) and marries him, incurring the wrath of Tom's parents.

Actors

Dorothy Gish

(Sheila Moore)George Fawcett

(Lew Moore)Richard Barthelmess

(Tom Ballantyne)Sam De Grasse

(Ballantyne, Sr.)Kate Toncray

(Mrs. Ballantyne)
And :
Carol Dempster
Bertram Grassby
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