

The Hope Chest
1918 Directed by Elmer CliftonDaughter 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.
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Dorothy Gish
....................................................Sheila Moore

George Fawcett
....................................................Lew Moore

Richard Barthelmess
....................................................Tom Ballantyne

Sam De Grasse
....................................................Ballantyne, Sr.

Kate Toncray
....................................................Mrs. Ballantyne

Carol Dempster
....................................................Ethel Hoyt

Bertram Grassby
....................................................Stoughton Lounsbury
Director
...........................................................Elmer Clifton
Scenario Writer
...........................................................M.M. Stearns
Novel
...........................................................Mark Lee Luther
Production Companies
...................................................New Art Film Company
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................No Language
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Drama
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