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The Hope Chest

The Hope Chest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 29, 1918

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Original Title

The Hope Chest

Production Companies

New Art Film Company

Director

Elmer Clifton

Description

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.