A Harp in Hock

Oct 10, 1927

1h 1m

★ 0.0

A bewitching story of life and love in the slums.

Overview

A Harp in Hock, also known as The Samaritan, is a lost 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by Renaud Hoffman, produced by DeMille Pictures, and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film starred Rudolph Schildkraut, Junior Coghlan, May Robson, and Bessie Love, and was based on the short story by Evelyn Campbell.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

DeMille Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Isaac Abrams

Rudolph Schildkraut

Mrs. Banks

May Robson

Tommy Shannon

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Nora Banks

Bessie Love

Nick

Louis Natheaux

Investigator

Adele Watson

Dr. Franz Mueller

Joseph Striker

Sourface

Lillian Harmer

Plainclothesman

Clarence Burton

Mrs. Shannon

Elise Bartlett

The Clock Woman

Mrs. Charles Mack

Snipe Banks

Bobby Heck

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