A Sporting Chance (1919 Paramount film)

A Sporting Chance is a lost[1] 1919 American silent comedy film directed by George Melford and written by Will M. Ritchey based upon a story by Roger Hartman. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Jack Holt, Herbert Standing, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Howard Davies. The film was released on July 13, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]

A Sporting Chance
Directed byGeorge Melford
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byWill M. Ritchey
Based on"Impulses"
by Roger Hartman
StarringEthel Clayton
Jack Holt
Herbert Standing
Anna Q. Nilsson
Howard Davies
CinematographyPaul P. Perry
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 13, 1919 (1919-07-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A competing film with the title A Sporting Chance directed by Henry King opened a few days earlier.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Carey Brent (Clayton), berated by her father Peter Brent (Standing) for yielding to impulses that lead to minor disasters, disobeys him in deciding to employ an escaping convict Paul Sayre (Holt) as a chauffeur, thus aiding him in eluding officers. In this capacity he keeps careful watch over her as she seeks to rid her stepmother of what she believes to be the dangerous attentions of Ralph Seward (Davies), who is seemingly favored by that lady. Wishing to spare her father pain, she wins the man over from Mrs. Brent (Nilsson), only to eventually discover that he is a blackmailer seeking to dispose of innocent though incriminating letters written by her stepmother when a young and romantic girl. Carey goes to his apartments in his absence to find the letters, but Seward's arrival traps her. At the critical moment the convict-chauffeur breaks in, whips Seward, recovers the letters, and effects Carey's escape. When he arrives home later, Carey warns him of a bulletin she has seen announcing the capture of himself. It turns out that he is a salesman whom the convict had forced to exchange clothes with him. Carey and Paul are married.

Cast

References
  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Sporting Chance
  2. "A Sporting Chance (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "A Sporting Chance". AFI. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "Reviews: A Sporting Chance". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 9 (6): 45. August 2, 1919.


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