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The Wonderful Chance
Also known as {His Wonderful Chance}
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 5137 feet
Directed by George Archainbaud

Cast: Eugene O’Brien [Lord Birningham / ‘Swagger’ Barlow], Martha Mansfield [Peggy Winton], Tom Blake [‘Red’ Dugan], Rudolph DeValentino (Rudolph Valentino) [Joe Klingsby], Joe Flanagan [Haggerty], Warren Cook [Parker Winton]

Selznick Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Select Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Mary Murillo and Melville Hammett, from a screen story by H.H. Van Loan. / © 5 October 1920 by Selznick Pictures Corporation [LP15762]. Released 27 September 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Thug.

Drama: Crime.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.5123.

Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive; and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Criminals - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 4 October 2014.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.5123; Bondanella-Hollywood p. 136 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.

Home video: DVD.

 
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