Children of Chance
Silent-era idols John Stuart and Mabel Poulton share a bill with Hollywood star Elissa Landi in this early British crime thriller written by Frank Launder and Miles Malleson. Shot at Elstree Studios in the summer of 1930 as a bilingual production, only the English language version of Children of Chance remains. Though the quality of both sound and vision is variable in places, this is a brand-new transfer from the longest existing film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
A casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer of a new musical stage show. Marvelling at her good fortune, what Binnie doesn't know is that Lia is also the wife of a notorious jewel thief and that she's already fled the country in possession of a valuable, ill-gotten necklace!
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- Reference
- 7954502
- Year
- 1930
- Director
- Alexander Esway
- Actor
- Gus McNaughton
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- The British Film
- Genre
- Drama
- Barcode
- 5027626450243
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.37:1 / Black and White
- Sound
- Mono / English
- Subtitles
- None
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 66 mins
- Reference
- 7954502
- Year
- 1930
- Director
- Alexander Esway
- Actor
- Gus McNaughton
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- The British Film
- Genre
- Drama
- Barcode
- 5027626450243
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.37:1 / Black and White
- Sound
- Mono / English
- Subtitles
- None
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 66 mins