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The Lone Chance (1924)

1924-05-18 · 50m · EN
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Penniless inventor Jack Saunders, in search of a girl he loves, assumes the guilt for a murder in return for $20,000 and promise of a pardon at the end of a year. When the agreement is not fulfilled, he breaks jail and appears, demanding justice, before the governor, whose daughter, Margaret, committed the crime in self-defense. Saunders prevents her forced marriage to politician Burke, and Margaret, recognizing her lost love, clears his name and is herself exonerated.

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Howard M. MitchellDirectorCharles KenyonWriter

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John GilbertJohn GilbertJack SaundersEvelyn BrentEvelyn BrentMargaret WestJohn MiljanJohn MiljanLew BrodyEdwin B. TiltonEdwin B. TiltonGovernorHarry ToddHarry ToddBurkeFrank BealFrank BealWardenArthur Stuart HullArthur Stuart Hull

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What is The Lone Chance about?

Penniless inventor Jack Saunders, in search of a girl he loves, assumes the guilt for a murder in return for $20,000 and promise of a pardon at the end of a year. When the agreement is not fulfilled, he breaks jail and appears, demanding justice, before the governor, whose daughter, Margaret, committed the crime in self-defense. Saunders prevents her forced marriage to politician Burke, and Margaret, recognizing her lost love, clears his name and is herself exonerated.

How long is The Lone Chance?

The Lone Chance has a runtime of 50 minutes.