"A bewitching story of life and love in the slums." 10 October 1927 Drama 61 mins
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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Rudolph Schildkraut as Isaac Abrams
May Robson as Mrs. Banks
Frank Coghlan Jr. as Tommy Shannon
Bessie Love as Nora Banks
Louis Natheaux as Nick
Adele Watson as Investigator
Joseph Striker as Dr. Franz Mueller
Lillian Harmer as Sourface
Clarence Burton as Plainclothesman
Elise Bartlett as Mrs. Shannon
Mrs. Charles Mack as The Clock Woman
Bobby Heck as Snipe Banks
United States 10 October 1927
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1927 DeMille Pictures Corporation.
