The Hope Chest

50min

Comedy

Drama

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.

Cast

Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Sheila Moore
Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Tom Ballantyne
Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Ballantyne, Sr.
Kate Toncray

Kate Toncray

Mrs. Ballantyne
Carol Dempster

Carol Dempster

Ethel Hoyt
Bertram Grassby

Bertram Grassby

Stoughton Lounsbury

Release date

29th Dec 1918

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language