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Daring Chances

Daring Chances

1924 50mWestern

When his sister, who is married to saloon keeper Joe Slavin, dies, Jack Armstrong takes in her little daughter, Bebe. Sampson Burke, his rival for schoolteacher Agnes Rushton, conspires with Slavin to have Jack arrested for abduction.

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Synopsis

When his sister, who is married to saloon keeper Joe Slavin, dies, Jack Armstrong takes in her little daughter, Bebe. Sampson Burke, his rival for schoolteacher Agnes Rushton, conspires with Slavin to have Jack arrested for abduction.

Behind it

Clifford SmithDirectorIsadore BernsteinStoryWyndham GittensWriter

Cast

Jack HoxieJack HoxieJack Armstrong
Alta AllenAlta AllenAgnes Rushton
Claude PaytonSampson Burke
Jack PrattJack PrattJoe Slavin
Catherine WallaceEthel Slavin
Doreen TurnerDoreen TurnerBebe Slavin
Genevieve DanningerRoberta Simpson
Newton CampbellBill
William McCallWilliam McCallSheriff

Director

Clifford Smith

Writers

Isadore Bernstein, Wyndham Gittens

Release date

19 Oct 1924

Runtime

50m

Studio

Universal Pictures

Language

No Language

Country

United States of America

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