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Chumps and Chances
(1917) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon)

Cast: Larry Semon [Harold], Jewell Hunt [the girl], Jules Cowles [the girl’s father], Nellie Anderson [an old maid], Joe Simberg [the first cop], Earl Motgomery [the second cop], Joe Basil (Joe Rock), Ed Dunn (Eddie Dunn), Irving Browning

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America [Big V Comedies]. / Scenario by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon), from a screen story by C. Graham Baker. / Released 27 August 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA on 14 October 1918.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 April 2010.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 318 : Website-IMDb.