Chances (film)
Chances is a 1931 American Pre-Code war drama film directed by Allan Dwan, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and is based on a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs.[1]
| Chances | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | First National |
| Written by | Waldemar Young (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | A. Hamilton Gibbs |
| Based on | Chances 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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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
According to Fairbanks Jr the film was a hit.[2]
Plot
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.[3]
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.[4]
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Chances, afi.com; accessed August 4, 2015.
- Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (March 4, 2016). Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. University Press of Kentucky. p. 98. ISBN 9780813167121.
- Chances at allmovie.com
- 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
- Chances at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Chances at the TCM Movie Database
- Chances at the American Film Institute Catalog
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