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The Big Chance (1957)

They gambled with danger and lost...

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 59M

Director : Peter Graham Scott

Synopsis

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.

Actors

Adrienne Corri
Adrienne Corri
Diana Maxwell
William Russell
William Russell
Bill Anderson
Ian Colin
Ian Colin
Adam Maxwell
Penelope Bartley
Penelope Bartley
Betty Anderson
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
Dimitri Aperghis
John Rae
John Rae
Mr. Jarvis
Mary Jones
Mary Jones
Miss Jessop
Douglas Ives
Douglas Ives
Stan Willett
Doris Yorke
Doris Yorke
Mrs. Willett
John Walters
John Walters
Customs Man
Reginald Hearne
Reginald Hearne
Customs Official
Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
Café Owner
Peter Swanwick
Peter Swanwick
Passport Official
Howard Lang
Howard Lang
Saw Mill Man
Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
Airport Official
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
Police Inspector
Edgar Driver
Edgar Driver
Caretaker
Jessica Cairns
Jessica Cairns
Girl at Door
Beth Rogan
Beth Rogan
Nurse

Crews

Peter Graham Scott
Peter Graham Scott
Director
Barbara S. Harper
Barbara S. Harper
Story
Peter Graham Scott
Peter Graham Scott
Writer
Dick Smith
Dick Smith
Sound Recordist
Walter J. Harvey
Walter J. Harvey
Director of Photography
Norman G. Arnold
Norman G. Arnold
Art Direction
Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson
Editor
Donald Wynne
Donald Wynne
Production Manager
Anthony Heller
Anthony Heller
Camera Operator
Stanley Marks
Stanley Marks
Sound Editor
Buddy Booth
Buddy Booth
Assistant Director
Gladys Reeve
Gladys Reeve
Continuity
Gene Beck
Gene Beck
Makeup Artist
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Hairdresser
John Temple-Smith
John Temple-Smith
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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