The Hope Chest (1918)
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.
Director: Elmer Clifton
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Dorothy Gish as Sheila Moore |
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George Fawcett as Lew Moore |
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Richard Barthelmess as Tom Ballantyne |
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Sam De Grasse as Ballantyne, Sr. |
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Kate Toncray as Mrs. Ballantyne |
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Carol Dempster as Ethel Hoyt |
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Bertram Grassby as Stoughton Lounsbury |
| Directing | Elmer Clifton | Director |
| Writing | Mark Lee Luther | Novel |
| Writing | M.M. Stearns | Scenario Writer |