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A Harp in Hock
A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock

A bewitching story of life and love in the slums.

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

10 October 1927

Country

United States of America

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

Mrs. Charles Mack

Mrs. Charles Mack

The Clock Woman

Bobby Heck

Bobby Heck

Snipe Banks

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