Chances (film)
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| Chances (film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | First National |
| Written by | Waldemar Young (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | A. Hamilton Gibbs |
| Based on | Chances 1930 novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Rose Hobart |
| Music by | David Mendoza Oscar Potoker |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Ray Curtiss |
| Distributed by | First National and Warner Brothers |
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Release dates
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July 18, 1931 |
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Running time
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72 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Chances is a 1931 American Pre-Code war drama directed by Allan Dwan, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and is based on a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs.[1]
Plot summary
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. During World War I, Jack (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Tom Ingleside (Anthony Bushell) are two British brother officers who happen who fall in love with the same girl Molly Prescott (Rose Hobart) while on furlough, resulting in dissention at the Front.[2]
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Jack Ingleside
- Rose Hobart as Molly Prescott
- Anthony Bushell as Tom Ingleside
- Holmes Herbert as Major Bradford
- Mary Forbes as Mrs. Ingleside
- Edmund Breon as The General
uncredited
- Billy Bevan as Cuthbert, Pub Waiter
- Florence Britton as Sylvia
- David Cavendish as Bit
- Tyrell Davis as Archie
- Ethel Griffies as Drunk Flower Vendor
- Ruth Hall as Girl at Party
- Forrester Harvey as Joe, News Vendor
- Mae Madison as Ruth
- Edward Morgan as Lt. Wickham
- Jameson Thomas as Lt. Taylor
Preservation status
Preserved at the Library of Congress.[3]
References
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Chances, afi.com; accessed August 4, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/chances-v86948
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute (1978), p. 28
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Chances at IMDb
- Chances synopsis, AllMovie.com; accessed August 4, 2015.
- Chances at the TCM Movie Database
- Chances at the American Film Institute Catalog
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- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Allan Dwan
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Films set in London
- First National Pictures films
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