The Hope Chest

The Hope Chest

The story of a poor girl who married the son of a millionaire and made a man of him.

NR 1918 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Drama

Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics. Tom Ballantyne, the proprietor's son realizes that Sheila is excessively fond of dancing, asks her out without the benefit of a proper introduction, and she indignantly refuses. Soon afterwards, however, the two fall in love and secretly marry.

Directed by Elmer Clifton

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Dorothy Gish Sheila Moore
George Fawcett Lew Moore
Richard Barthelmess Tom Ballantyne
Sam De Grasse Ballantyne, Sr.
Kate Toncray Mrs. Ballantyne
Carol Dempster Ethel Hoyt
Bertram Grassby Stoughton Lounsbury

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