Movie: A Harp in Hock

Top 10 Billed Cast

Rudolph Schildkraut
Rudolph Schildkraut

Isaac Abrams

May Robson
May Robson

Mrs. Banks

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.

Tommy Shannon

Bessie Love
Bessie Love

Nora Banks

Louis Natheaux
Louis Natheaux

Nick

Adele Watson
Adele Watson

Investigator

Joseph Striker
Joseph Striker

Dr. Franz Mueller

Lillian Harmer
Lillian Harmer

Sourface

Clarence Burton
Clarence Burton

Plainclothesman

Elise Bartlett
Elise Bartlett

Mrs. Shannon

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1927-10-10

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  • Tagline

    A bewitching story of life and love in the slums.

  • Genres

    Drama

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  • Keywords

    lost film

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