Take a Chance (1918)
It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ruthlessly chased by armies of cops across the countryside in a thrill-packed stunt-addled climax.
Top billed cast
Harold LloydThe Sport
Bebe DanielsThe Hired Girl
Harry 'Snub' PollardSimplex Joe
William Blaisdell
Sammy Brooks
Harry Burns- Billy Fay
- James A. Fitzgerald
William Gillespie
Lew Harvey
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