Movie Description
A Sporting Chance
(1919)Overview
John Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead he winds up helping a girl, Gilberte Bonheur (Fritzi Brunette), out of a jam. He finds her bending over a man who she has apparently killed, and since he's about to kill himself anyway, he offers to assume the blame. Throw a valuable emerald into the works, and the fact that the dead man suddenly comes back to life, and Stonehouse -- not to mention the audience -- becomes thoroughly befuddled by it all. Everything clears up, however, when Gilberte gives him a theater ticket -- it turns out that everything he went through was the plot to a stage play, enacted in real life by the actors. The critics roasted the play, saying it wasn't true to life, and this was their proof that the situations really could happen. Gilberte retires from acting when Stonehouse proposes.
Featured Crew
- Director : Henry King
- Writer : Jules Furthman
- Cast : William Russell,Fritzi Brunette,George Periolat,J. Farrell MacDonald,Lee Hill,Harvey Clark,Perry Banks
Cast
John Stonehouse
Gilberte Bonheur
Edward Craig
Luther Ripley aka Kennedy
George Cornhill
Aaron Witt
Anthony James
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Facts
Original TitleA Sporting Chance
Status Released
Release Information
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1919-06-28
Original Language
Runtime 01h 00m
Production CompaniesAmerican Film Company,William Russell Productions Inc.
Genres
- Mystery
- Drama
- Comedy
