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A Lady of Chance
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A Lady of Chance

Dec 1, 1928
1h 18m
★ 6.5

Overview

A con woman working the Atlantic City hotels targets a visiting businessman from Alabama.

Genres

Comedy
Romance
Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Norma Shearer

Dolly Morgan

Norma Shearer

Johnny Mack Brown

Steve Crandall

Johnny Mack Brown

Lowell Sherman

Bradley

Lowell Sherman

Gwen Lee

Gwen

Gwen Lee

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Crandall

Eugenie Besserer

Polly Moran

Hotel maid

Polly Moran

Buddy Messinger

Hank

Buddy Messinger

Charles K. French

Prison warden

Charles K. French

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