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Chances is a 1931 American Pre-Code war drama film directed by Allan Dwan, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and is based on the 1930 novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs.[1]

Chances
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Waldemar Young (adaptation)
Screenplay by	A. Hamilton Gibbs
Based on	Chances by A. Hamilton Gibbs
Produced by	First National
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Rose Hobart
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Ray Curtiss
Music by	David Mendoza Oscar Potoker
Distributed by	First National and Warner Brothers
Release date	July 18, 1931 (1931-07-18)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

According to Fairbanks Jr the film was a hit.[2]

Plot

During World War I, Jack (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Tom Ingleside (Anthony Bushell) are two British brother officers who happen who fall in love with the same girl Molly Prescott (Rose Hobart) while on furlough, resulting in dissention at the Front.[3]

Cast

• Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Jack Ingleside
• Rose Hobart as Molly Prescott
• Anthony Bushell as Tom Ingleside
• Holmes Herbert as Major Bradford
• Mary Forbes as Mrs. Ingleside
• Edmund Breon as The General

uncredited

• Billy Bevan as Cuthbert, Pub Waiter
• Florence Britton as Sylvia
• David Cavendish as Bit
• Tyrell Davis as Archie
• Ethel Griffies as Drunk Flower Vendor
• Ruth Hall as Girl at Party
• Forrester Harvey as Joe, News Vendor
• Mae Madison as Ruth
• Edward Morgan as Lt. Wickham
• Jameson Thomas as Lt. Taylor

Preservation status

Preserved at the Library of Congress.[4]

References

External links

• Chances at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Chances at the TCM Movie Database
• Chances at the American Film Institute Catalog

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