A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock

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A Harp in Hock

"A bewitching story of life and love in the slums."

1927

1h 1m

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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.

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12 members

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Rudolph Schildkraut

Isaac Abrams

Rudolph Schildkraut

Acting

May Robson

Mrs. Banks

May Robson

Acting

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Tommy Shannon

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Acting

Bessie Love

Nora Banks

Bessie Love

Acting

Louis Natheaux

Nick

Louis Natheaux

Acting

Adele Watson

Investigator

Adele Watson

Acting

Joseph Striker

Dr. Franz Mueller

Joseph Striker

Acting

Lillian Harmer

Sourface

Lillian Harmer

Acting

Clarence Burton

Plainclothesman

Clarence Burton

Acting

Elise Bartlett

Mrs. Shannon

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Mrs. Charles Mack

The Clock Woman

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Bobby Heck

Snipe Banks

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