Wheel of Fate (film)
| Wheel of Fate | |
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| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Written by | Guy Elmes |
| Based on | original story Nightmare by Alex Atkinson |
| Produced by | Francis Searle |
| Starring | Patric Doonan Sandra Dorne Bryan Forbes |
| Cinematography | Reg Wyer |
| Edited by | Vera Campbell |
| Music by | Temple Abady |
Production company | Kenilworth Film Productions |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wheel of Fate is a 1953 British drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Patric Doonan, Sandra Dorne and Bryan Forbes.[1] The screenplay concerns a man who turns to crime to raise the money he needs to spend time with a woman with whom he falls in love.
Plot[]
Two brothers working in their father's repair garage: quiet sensible Johnny (Patric Doonan) and the younger and wilder Ted (Bryan Forbes) fall out when Ted brings home Lucky (Sandra Dorne), a beautiful dance hall singer. The brothers feud when she unexpectedly falls for Johnny, and crime and mayhem ensue.
Cast[]
- Patric Doonan as Johnny Burrows
- Sandra Dorne as Lucky Price
- Bryan Forbes as Ted Reid
- John Horsley as Detective Sergeant Simpson
- Johnnie Schofield as Len Bright
- Martin Benson as Riscoe
- Cyril Smith as Perce
- Bernard Rebel
- Fred Griffiths
- Michael McCarthy
- Bartlett Mullins
- Frederick Treves
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- 1953 films
- English-language films
- British films
- 1953 drama films
- Films directed by Francis Searle
- British drama films
- British black-and-white films
- 1950s British film stubs