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Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

Genres

Drama

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The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

24 April 1950

Country

Cast

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Dickinson

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Baxter

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Stevens

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Morris

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Adam

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Bolger

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Kettle

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Alice

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Xenobian

John Harvey

John Harvey

Bland

Josephine Wilson

Josephine Wilson

Miss Cooper

Russell Waters

Russell Waters

Palmer

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Xenobian

Bernard Rebel

Bernard Rebel

Xenobian

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Lady Davis

Stanley Van Beers

Stanley Van Beers

Calvert

Norman Pierce

Norman Pierce

Franklin

Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

Garrett

Compton MacKenzie

Compton MacKenzie

Sir Robert Dysart

Nigel Fitzgerald

Nigel Fitzgerald

Pennington

Alastair Hunter

Alastair Hunter

Groves

Mollie Palmer

Mollie Palmer

Millie

George Street

George Street

1st Trade Union Man

Stanley Rose

Stanley Rose

2nd Trade Union Man

Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty

Silas Pike

Leonard Sharp

Leonard Sharp

Mitch

John Boddington

John Boddington

Bank Clerk

Hilda Fenemore

Hilda Fenemore

Worker

Helen Harvey

Helen Harvey

Worker

Peggy Ann Clifford

Peggy Ann Clifford

Worker

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Worker

Jim Watts

Jim Watts

Worker

Henry Bryce

Henry Bryce

Worker

Basil Cunard

Basil Cunard

Worker

Tony Halfpenny

Tony Halfpenny

Worker

Howell Davies

Howell Davies

Worker

Donald Tandy

Donald Tandy

Worker

Noel Dyson

Noel Dyson

Tea Lady

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