''The Hope Chest'' is an American silent comedy-drama film released in 1918, starring
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...
. The film was directed by
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American writer, director and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D.W. Griffith, he appeared in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) and '' Intolerance'' (1916) before givi ...
and based on a serialized story (and later novel) by
Mark Lee Luther, originally published in ''Woman's Home Companion''. It is not known whether the film currently
survives.
Plot
Sheila Moore (Gish) takes a job at a candy store to support her father, an out-of-work vaudevillian. She attracts the romantic attentions of the store owner's son Tom (Barthalmess) and marries him, incurring the wrath of Tom's parents.
Cast
Production
''The Hope Chest'' was shot in Los Angeles, with production wrapping in late-September, 1918.
Release
The first screenings of ''The Hope Chest'' in New Zealand appear to have been in
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...
, where it played simultaneously in two theaters in August, 1919. The film played at the Strand Theatre in
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...
in early September, 1919.
Amusements, Etc.
'' The Star''. Issue 12738. 6 September 1919. p 1. Retrieved 15 January 2016
References
External links
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''The Hope Chest''
at the Silent Film Still Archive
1918 films
American romantic comedy-drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Elmer Clifton
1910s romantic comedy-drama films
1919 comedy films
1919 films
1918 comedy films
1918 drama films
1919 drama films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
Silent romantic comedy films
Silent romantic drama films
Silent American comedy-drama films
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