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Twenty Dollars a Week(1924)
Status: Released
Date: 1924-04-12
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Time: 1h 0m
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John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.
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United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
The Selznick Studio
Movie: Twenty Dollars a Week
Top 10 Billed Cast
George Arliss
John Reeves
Taylor Holmes
William Hart
Ronald Colman
Chester Reeves
Edith Roberts
Muriel Hart
Ivan F. Simpson
James Pettison
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John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.
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1924-04-12
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