Giving Becky a Chance (1917)
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Directors
Howard Estabrook
Cast
Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Vivian Martin
The story
Becky Knight is the daughter of poor shopkeepers who make financial sacrifices to send her to an exclusive boarding school. Ashamed of her family's circumstances, Becky pretends to her classmates that she comes from a wealthy family. During a Christmas visit to the home of one of her school friends, she meets Dr.
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drama film, silent film
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