The Man Who Took a Chance

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Overview

Monty Gray returns to the US after spending 10 years building railroads in China. As he enters a hotel he runs into an old friend from college whom he hasn't seen in years, and they begin catching up on old times. Monty notices a picture of a young woman that his friend is carrying and, bowled over by her beauty, he instantly falls for her.

Cast: Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon, Lloyd Whitlock, Countess Du Cello, Marc Fenton, more

Director: William Worthington

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cast

Franklyn Farnum

Monty Gray

Agnes Vernon

Constance Lanning

Lloyd Whitlock

Wilbur Mason

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Countess Du Cello

Mrs. Lanning

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Marc Fenton

Richard Lanning

Charles Perley

The Duke of Cannister

Arthur Hoyt

James

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