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The Chest of Fortune

Just when we think that this movie will be about a Southern family in Civil War days, the action jumps to modern-day 1914, still in the southern United States. Handsome Jack (Guy Coombs) is in love with the fair lady played by Marguerite Clayton.

Top Cast

  • Jere Austin

    Jere Austin

    John Hunter Morgan (part one)

  • John Mackin

    John Mackin

    Captain Wellington (part one)

  • George Hollister Jr.

    George Hollister Jr.

    Jack Wellington - as a Boy (part one)

  • James B. Ross

    James B. Ross

    Stokes (parts one and two)

  • Helen Lindroth

    Helen Lindroth

    Mrs. Stokes (parts one and two)

  • Henry Hallam

    Henry Hallam

    Ward - a Banker (parts one and two)

  • Doris Hollister

    Doris Hollister

    Kate Ward - as a Child (part one)

  • Guy Coombs

    Guy Coombs

    Jack Wellington - as an Adult (part two)

  • Marguerite Courtot

    Marguerite Courtot

    Kate Ward - Jack's Sweetheart (part two)

Overview

Just when we think that this movie will be about a Southern family in Civil War days, the action jumps to modern-day 1914, still in the southern United States. Handsome Jack (Guy Coombs) is in love with the fair lady played by Marguerite Clayton.

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