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The Hope Chest (1918)
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50 min | Comedy, Drama

The Hope Chest (1918)

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50 min | Comedy, Drama

Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila ( Dorothy Gish ) works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics. Tom Ballantyne ( Richard Barthelmess ), ...See moreDaughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila ( Dorothy Gish ) works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics. Tom Ballantyne ( Richard Barthelmess ), 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. Sheila's father insists that Tom's parents be informed, but when the young groom breaks the news, they react with such anger that Tom leaves home. Meanwhile, Sheila remains with the Ballantynes as their ward on the condition that she keep her marriage and her lineage a secret. One evening, Sheila decides to visit her father's theater but is discovered there by the Ballantynes. Infuriated, she vents her anger at the snobbish family and returns home with her father, but Tom follows her, and in the end, all of the parties are reconciled. Written by Pamela Short See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Dorothy Gish Sheila Moore Sheila Moore See fewer	Nell Gwyn (1926)
George Fawcett Lew Moore Lew Moore See fewer	His Children's Children (1923)
Richard Barthelmess Tom Ballantyne Tom Ballantyne See fewer	Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Sam De Grasse Ballantyne, Sr. Ballantyne, Sr. See fewer	The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Kate Toncray Mrs. Ballantyne Mrs. Ballantyne See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
Carol Dempster Ethel Hoyt Ethel Hoyt See fewer	Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Bertram Grassby Stoughton Lounsbury Stoughton Lounsbury See fewer	When a Man Loves (1927)