Movielogr
The Hope Chest (1918)
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 50 minutes
Actors
Dorothy Gish | George Fawcett | Richard Barthelmess | Sam De Grasse | Kate Toncray | Carol Dempster | Bertram Grassby