The Big Chance
They gambled with danger and lost...
1957 · 59m · N/A
Crime
Directed by
Peter Graham Scott
Overview
A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.
Director and cast
- Peter Graham Scott Director
- Adrienne Corri as Diana Maxwell
- William Russell as Bill Anderson
- Ian Colin as Adam Maxwell
- Penelope Bartley as Betty Anderson
- Ferdy Mayne as Dimitri Aperghis
- John Rae as Mr. Jarvis
- Mary Jones as Miss Jessop
- Douglas Ives as Stan Willett
- Doris Yorke as Mrs. Willett
- John Walters as Customs Man
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