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Opportunity

Jul 1, 1918

0h 50m

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Overview

When Mary’s father refuses to let her attend a prize fight because he thinks it’s undignified for a young lady, she disguises herself in her brother's clothes, which sets in motion a series of misunderstandings that almost wreck a marriage and land Mary in jail — but all works out in the end!

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro Pictures Corporation

Opportunity Trailers

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Cast

Mary Willard

Viola Dana

Anthony Fry

Hale Hamilton

Henry Clay Willard

Frank Currier

Beatrice Bowler

Sally Crute

Robert Hitchins

Joseph Burke

Felice

Elsie MacLeod

Prizefight spectator

Louis Wolheim

Johnson Bowler

Edward Abeles

Wilkins

Frank A. Lyons

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