The Love Piker

The Love Piker

1923 · 70 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Hope Warner, a wealthy young woman, is arrested for speeding in her roadster and meets Martin Van Huisen, a young civil engineer who helps her. Hope falls in love with Martin, but when their wedding is approaching, she is self-conscious about Martin's father's poverty and doesn't invite him to the ceremony.

Directed by E. Mason Hopper · Written by Frank R. Adams

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Cast

Anita Stewart Hope Warner
Robert Frazer Martin Van Huisen
Carl Gerard Archie Pembroke
Arthur Hoyt Professor Click
Betty Francisco Edith Cloney
Winston Miller Willie Warner
Mayme Kelso Mrs. Warner
William Norris Peter Van Huisen
Frederick Truesdell Mr. Warner
Robert Bolder Butler
Cordelia Callahan Maid
James F. Fulton Judge

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