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A Sporting Chance (1919)

A Sporting Chance poster
Directed by
George Melford
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy from 1919 about a young woman who gets involved in a sporting competition. The film follows her efforts to prove herself and win a prize.

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What happens

A Sporting Chance is a lost 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. A competing film with the title A Sporting Chance directed by Henry King opened a few days earlier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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