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The Weaker Vessel

Movie 1919 TMDB 8.0/10 Released

Abby Hopkins, the eldest of a small-town newspaper-owner's five daughters, is urged by her family to marry the wealthy, twice-widowed J.B. Hanks. Abby leaves Hank on the night of the wedding and goes to New York, where she supports herself as a waitress and shares an apartment with a co-worker. At the restaurant, Abby meets J. Booth Hunter, a heavy-drinking "ham" actor, and tries to convince him to give up liquor. Hanks shows up one day and during a battle with his estranged wife, Hunter comes to Abby's rescue. Abby finally gets a divorce from Hanks, Hunter conquers his drinking habit, and Abby marries him.

The Weaker Vessel is a movie first shown in 1919. Runtime is 60 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy, Drama. TMDB score 8.0/10 from 1 votes.

60mRuntime
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Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
The Weaker Vessel
Release year
1919
Release date
June 30, 1919
Status
Released
Runtime
60 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Director
Paul Powell
TMDB rating
8.0/10 (1 votes)
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Cast

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Abby Hopkins

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

J. Booth Hunter

Anne Schaefer

Anne Schaefer

Mrs. Hopkins

Zoe Rae

Zoe Rae

Jane

Lina Basquette

Lina Basquette

Jessie

J

John MacKay

Matthew Hopkins

J

John Cook

J.B. Hanks

E

Ethel Ritchie

Ruth Sterner

Characters

  • Abby Hopkins voiced by Mary MacLaren
  • J. Booth Hunter voiced by Thurston Hall
  • Mrs. Hopkins voiced by Anne Schaefer
  • Jane voiced by Zoe Rae
  • Jessie voiced by Lina Basquette
  • Matthew Hopkins voiced by John MacKay
  • J.B. Hanks voiced by John Cook
  • Ruth Sterner voiced by Ethel Ritchie

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