The Golden Chance

The Golden Chance

NR 1915 · 74 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

Despite her well-bred upbringing, Mary had disobeyed her family’s wishes and married Steve Denby, a petty thief whose penchant for booze has left them destitute. Mary answers an ad to be a society woman’s seamstress and is hired by Mrs. Hillary. Mr. Hillary is trying to close a deal with Roger Manning and entices him by inviting him, as a dinner guest, to meet the “prettiest girl in the world.” Upon learning that the “prettiest girl” is indisposed, Mrs. Hillary, realizing that Mary had good upbringing, enlists Mary as a substitute. Naturally Mary and Manning fall in love, and, since the deal still isn’t signed, the Hillary’s hire Mary’s services for the weekend.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · Written by Cecil B. DeMille

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Cleo Ridgely Mary Denby
Wallace Reid Roger Manning
Horace B. Carpenter Steve Denby
Ernest Joy Mr. Hillary
Edythe Chapman Mrs. Hillary
Raymond Hatton Jimmy The Rat
Lucien Littlefield Roger Manning's Valet - Introductory Sequence (uncredited)

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