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| ~A Sporting Chance~ 1919 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Impulsive Carey Brent disgusts her family's chauffeur, who quits after dumping a carload of her six
joy-riding friends into a brook. Escaped convict Harry the Duke lays glass on a road, and after
knocking out Paul Sayre, who stopped to fix a flat, exchanges clothes with him. When Carey's tire is
punctured and Paul helps her, she impulsively offers him a position as her chauffeur so she can
reform him, thinking that he is the publicized burglar. Although attracted to him, Carey resists Paul's
advances because of her concern over her stepmother Pamela's involvement with Ralph Steward, a
society idler. In order to protect her father, Carey flirts with Seward, and, learning that Seward has
incriminating letters written long ago by Pamela, Carey goes to his apartments, where Paul rescues
her and thrashes Seward. When Harry the Duke is recaptured, Paul confesses he is only a broker who
impulsively accepted Pamela's offer to be near her. In love, she forgives him.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
joy-riding friends into a brook. Escaped convict Harry the Duke lays glass on a road, and after
knocking out Paul Sayre, who stopped to fix a flat, exchanges clothes with him. When Carey's tire is
punctured and Paul helps her, she impulsively offers him a position as her chauffeur so she can
reform him, thinking that he is the publicized burglar. Although attracted to him, Carey resists Paul's
advances because of her concern over her stepmother Pamela's involvement with Ralph Steward, a
society idler. In order to protect her father, Carey flirts with Seward, and, learning that Seward has
incriminating letters written long ago by Pamela, Carey goes to his apartments, where Paul rescues
her and thrashes Seward. When Harry the Duke is recaptured, Paul confesses he is only a broker who
impulsively accepted Pamela's offer to be near her. In love, she forgives him.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: George Melford Written by: Will M. Ritchey Based on the short story "Impulses" by Roger Hartman in Snappy Stories Magazine (4 Feb 1919). |
| ~Cast~ Ethel Clayton ...Carey Brent Jack Holt ...Paul Sayre Herbert Standing ...Peter Brent Anna Q. Nilsson ...Pamela Brent Howard Davies ...Ralph Seward Margaret Greene ...Pamela Brent (unconfirmed) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Cinematography by: Paul P. Perry Assistant Director: Louis Howland Presenter: Jesse L. Lasky Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: July 13, 1919 |
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