Wheel of Fate (film)
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.
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Directed by | Francis Searle |
Produced by | Francis Searle |
Written by | Guy Elmes |
Based on | original story Nightmare by Alex Atkinson |
Starring | Patric Doonan Sandra Dorne Bryan Forbes |
Music by | Temple Abady |
Cinematography | Reg Wyer |
Edited by | Vera Campbell |
Production company | Kenilworth Film Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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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