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''Giving Becky a Chance'' is a 1917 American
drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
Howard Estabrook Howard Estabrook (born Howard Bolles, July 11, 1884 – July 16, 1978) was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter. Biography Born Howard Bolles in Detroit, Michigan, Howard Estabrook began his career in 1904 as a stag ...
, and written by
Lois Zellner Lois Zellner (born Lois Grier; January 24, 1883 – January 14, 1937) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era. She also went by the name Lois Leeson later in her career. Biography Beginnings Born Lois Grier to Clar ...
and
Edith Kennedy Edith Kennedy (1880-1963), often credited as Edith M. Kennedy, was an American writer and screenwriter active during the silent era. Biography Beginnings Edith May Kennedy was born in to Frederick Kennedy and Clara Lane in Auburn, New York ...
. The film stars
Vivian Martin Vivian Martin (July 22, 1893 – March 16, 1987) was an American stage and silent film actress. Biography Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early theatrical ...
, Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Pietro Sosso and Alice Knowland. The film was released on June 7, 1917, by
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.


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Vivian Martin Vivian Martin (July 22, 1893 – March 16, 1987) was an American stage and silent film actress. Biography Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early theatrical ...
as Becky Knight * Jack Holt as Tom Fielding * Jack Richardson as Ross Benson *Pietro Sosso as Mr. Knight *
Alice Knowland Alice Knowland (1879-1930) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era. She specialized in playing motherly roles. Biography Knowland was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, to Herbert Knowland and Fannie Warren. She told reporter ...
as Mrs. Knight


See also

* ''
The House That Shadows Built ''The House That Shadows Built'' (1931) is a feature compilation film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatr ...
'' (1931), a short promotional film celebrating
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's 20th anniversary, includes a clip from this film.


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* 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub