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Giving Becky a Chance (1917)

Giving Becky a Chance poster
Directed by
Howard Estabrook
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
0.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to improve her circumstances in a small American town. She faces challenges from her family and others around her.

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What happens

Giving Becky a Chance is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Howard Estabrook, and written by Lois Zellner and Edith Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Pietro Sosso and Alice Knowland. The film was released on June 7, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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