Fate Takes a Hand
| Fate Takes a Hand | |
|---|---|
 Australian 1-sheet poster | |
| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Written by | Brian Clemens |
| Produced by | The Danzigers |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Jimmy Wilson |
| Edited by | Spencer Reeve |
Production company | Danziger Productions Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | February 1962 (UK) |
Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fate Takes a Hand is a 1961 British anthology drama film.[1]
Plot[]
The recovery of a mail bag stolen in a robbery 15 years before has varying consequences on the lives of five of the recipients of the letters, when the post office decide that the mail should be delivered. Several lives are changed, as witnessed by a newspaper reporter, accompanied by a post office security officer, who decide to follow up on several of the letters.
Cast[]
- Ronald Howard as Tony
- as Karon
- Basil Dignam as Wheeler
- Willoughby Goddard as Rollenshaw
- Jack Watson as Bulldog
- Peter Butterworth as Ronnie
- as Sandra
- as Bob
- as Jenny
- as Ross
- Laidman Browne as Maxwell
- Derek Blomfield as Briggs
- Valerie Gearon as Peggy
- Valentine Dyall as Wilson
- as Matt Little
- Brian Cobby as Mark
- Peter Swanwick as Preeny
- Bruce Beeby as Inspector Phillips
- Arnold Bell as Finch
- Michael Anthony as Fuller
- Carl Duering as Mike
- as Lola
- as Warder
- Peter Bennett as Max
- Angela Douglas as Secretary
- Robert Webber as Wayne
- Eric Dodson as Janitor
- as Sally
- Larry Noble as Tough
- as Young Boxer
- Martin Wyldeck as Doctor
Critical reception[]
AllMovie called it "a throwback to the British "portmanteau" films of the 1950s";[2] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "the effect of the late letters' delivery to the recipients makes for five delightful little tales. Good performances all the way around."[3]
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