"Joy! Joy! Joy!" 13 July 1919 Drama 55 mins
Ezra Scroggs is a shiftless gambler who has let his hotel, the Lakeview, fall on hard times. Finally his daughter Nancy gets fed up seeing all the business go to his rival, Si Whittaker at the Majestic, and she decides to do something about it.
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Zasu Pitts as Nancy Scroggs
David Butler as Peter Van Alstyne
Jack McDonald as Ezra Scroggs
William De Vaull as Si Whittaker (as William De Vaulle)
Hugh Fay as Jack Ransom
George Hackathorne as Tony
Georgia Woodthorpe as A young old lady
United States 13 July 1919
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