The Golden Chance
Released: December 30, 1915Runtime: 74 min
Despite her well-bred upbringing, Mary had disobeyed her family’s wishes and married Steve Denby, a petty thief whose penchant for booze has left them destitute. Mary answers an ad to be a society woman’s seamstress and is hired by Mrs. Hillary. Mr. Hillary is trying to close a deal with Roger Manning and entices him by inviting him, as a dinner guest, to meet the “prettiest girl in the world.” Upon learning that the “prettiest girl” is indisposed, Mrs. Hillary, realizing that Mary had good upbringing, enlists Mary as a substitute. Naturally Mary and Manning fall in love, and, since the deal still isn’t signed, the Hillary’s hire Mary’s services for the weekend.
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Cleo Ridgely
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Wallace Reid
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Horace B Carpenter
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Ernest Joy
as Mr. Hillary
Edythe Chapman
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Raymond Hatton
as Jimmy The Rat
William Elmer
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Mrs Lewis Mccord
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Lucien Littlefield
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