The Big Chance

Sep 1, 1957

0h 59m

★ 3.5

They gambled with danger and lost...

Overview

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Major Pictures

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Cast

Diana Maxwell

Adrienne Corri

Bill Anderson

William Russell

Adam Maxwell

Ian Colin

Betty Anderson

Penelope Bartley

Dimitri Aperghis

Ferdy Mayne

Mr. Jarvis

John Rae

Miss Jessop

Mary Jones

Stan Willett

Douglas Ives

Mrs. Willett

Doris Yorke

Customs Man

John Walters

Customs Official

Reginald Hearne

Café Owner

Edwin Richfield

Chick Hewes is released from prison and finds work as an accountant. Two years later, Chick's crooked friend, Benny LaMarr, to whom he is indebted for past kindnesses, steals a diamond necklace from the home safe of the district attorney. When the district attorney threatens to accuse the police of inefficiency in crime fighting, Garvey, who is campaigning for the office of police commissioner, promises to catch the thief in twenty-four hours.

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6.1

Cradle 2 the Grave

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6.4

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8.1

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7.9

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7.3

Chapter & Verse

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5.9

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7.5

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7.0

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0.0

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7.6

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6.3

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6.7

Er kanns nicht lassen

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7.8

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6.0

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6.1

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5.6

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7.6

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