Summary
The Hope Chest is an American silent comedy-drama 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. It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]
| The Hope Chest | |
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| Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
| Written by | M.M. Stearns (scenario) |
| Based on | The Hope Chest by Mark Lee Luther |
| Starring | Dorothy Gish George Fawcett Richard Barthelmess Sam De Grasse |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes John W. Leezer |
Production company | New Art Film Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures / Artcraft |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
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.
Cast edit
- Dorothy Gish as Sheila Moore
- George Fawcett as Lew Moore
- Richard Barthelmess as Tom Ballantyne
- Sam De Grasse as Ballantyne, Sr.
- Kate Toncray as Mrs. Ballantyne
- Carol Dempster as Ethel Hoyt
- Bertram Grassby as Stoughton Lounsbury
Production edit
The Hope Chest was shot in Los Angeles, with production wrapping in late-September, 1918.[2]
Release edit
The first screenings of The Hope Chest in New Zealand appear to have been in Wellington, where it played simultaneously in two theaters in August, 1919.[3] The film played at the Strand Theatre in Christchurch in early September, 1919.[4]
References edit
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Hope Chest at silentera.com
- ^ News of the Movies The Star. Issue 12483. 23 November 1918. p 3. Retrieved 15 January 2016
- ^ Pictures and Music!. The Evening Post. Volume XCVIII. Issue 33. 8 August 1919. p 2. Retrieved 16 January 2016
- ^ Amusements, Etc. The Star. Issue 12738. 6 September 1919. p 1. Retrieved 15 January 2016
External links edit
- The Hope Chest at IMDb
- The Hope Chest at the TCM Movie Database
- The Hope Chest at the Silent Film Still Archive
