Children of Chance (1930 film)

1930 British film by Alexander Esway

Children of Chance

Directed by| Alexander Esway
Written by| Frank Launder
Miles Malleson
Starring| Elissa Landi
Mabel Poulton
John Stuart
Cinematography| Ernest Palmer
Leo Rogers
Edited by| Edward B. Jarvis

Production
company

British International Pictures

Distributed by| First National-Pathé Pictures

Release date

* 20 November 1930 (1930-11-20)

Running time

| 75 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Children of Chance is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Elissa Landi, Mabel Poulton, John Stuart and John Longden.

## Plot

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Binnie, a struggling young actress, is mistaken for her doppelganger the model Lia Monta. Unfortunately Monta, a woman with a shady past has that very same day stolen some precious pearls and fled to the Continent. Binnie, delighted to have won a film contract with a leading producer who be believes her to be Monta, is forced to face the consequences of the other woman's theft.

## Cast

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* Elissa Landi as Binnie/Lia Monta
* Mabel Poulton as Molly
* John Stuart as Gordon
* John Longden as Jeffrey
* Gus McNaughton as H.K. Zinkuyell
* Wallace Lupino as O.K. Johnson
* Gus Sharland as Hugo
* John Deverell as Harold
* Charles Dormer as Dude
* Dorothy Minto as Sally
* Kay Hammond as Joyce
* Aileen Despard (credited as Eileen Despard) as Beryl

## Production

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It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures, the country's biggest production company of the era.[1] A separate German version Children of Fortune was also made. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more established.

## References

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1. ^ Wood p.69

## Bibliography

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* Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. ISBN 9780047910425
* Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

## External links

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* Children of Chance at IMDb

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Films directed by Alexander Esway

* Herkules Maier (1928)
* Taxi for Two (1929)
* Children of Chance (1930)
* Children of Fortune (1931)
* Shadows (1931)
* Le jugement de minuit (1933)
* Mauvaise graine (1934)
* Music Hath Charms (1935)
* It's a Bet (1935)
* Conquest of the Air (1936)
* Barnabé (1938)
* Hercule (1938)
* Education of a Prince (1938)
* Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)
* Latin Quarter (1939)
* The Man Who Seeks the Truth (1940)
* Steppin' in Society (1945)
* They Are Not Angels (1947)
* The Idol (1948)

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Films of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat

Gilliat only|

| Writer only|

* Red Pearls (1930)
* You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
* Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
* Bed and Breakfast (1930)
* Third Time Lucky (1931)
* The Ringer (1931)
* The Ghost Train (1931)
* The Happy Ending (1931)
* A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
* Rome Express (1932)
* Falling for You (1933)
* Orders Is Orders (1933)
* Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
* Jack Ahoy (1934)
* Chu Chin Chow (1934)
* My Heart is Calling (1935)
* Bulldog Jack (1935)
* King of the Damned (1936)
* Where There's a Will (1936)
* The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
* Strangers on Honeymoon (1936)
* Take My Tip (1937)
* A Yank at Oxford (1938)
* Strange Boarders (1938)
* The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
* Ask a Policeman (1938)
* Jamaica Inn (1939)
* The Girl in the News (1940)
* Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
* Kipps (1941)

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Director|

* Waterloo Road (1945)

Launder only|

| Writer only|

* Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
* Children of Chance (1930)
* The W Plan (1930)
* The Middle Watch (1930)
* How He Lied to Her Husband (1931 short)
* Hobson's Choice (1931)
* Keepers of Youth (1931)
* The Woman Between (1931)
* Children of Fortune (1931)
* After Office Hours (1932)
* Josser in the Army (1932)
* Old Spanish Customers (1933)
* You Made Me Love You (1933)
* For the Love of Mike (1932)
* Hawley's of High Street (1933)
* A Southern Maid (1933)
* Those Were the Days (1933)
* Happy (1933)
* Get Off My Foot (1935)
* Rolling Home (1935)
* The Black Mask (1935)
* Emil and the Detectives (1935)
* So You Won't Talk (1935)
* Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
* I Give My Heart (1935)
* Educated Evans (1936)
* Where's Sally? (1936)
* Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
* Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
* A Girl Must Live (1939)
* Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
* We Dive at Dawn (1943)
* Ring of Spies (1964)

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Director|

* The Last Coupon (1932)
* Two Thousand Women (1944)
* The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)

Together|

| Writers only|

* Facing the Music (1933)
* Twelve Good Men (1936)
* Seven Sinners (1936)
* The Lady Vanishes (1938)
* Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
* They Came by Night (1940)
* Night Train to Munich (1940)
* The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
* The Green Man (1956)

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Directed together|

* Partners in Crime (1942 short)
* Millions Like Us (1943)
* The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

Directed by Gilliat|

* The Rake's Progress (1945)
* Green for Danger (1946)
* London Belongs to Me (1948)
* State Secret (1950)
* The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
* The Constant Husband (1955)
* Fortune Is a Woman (1956)
* Left Right and Centre (1959)
* Only Two Can Play (1962)
* Endless Night (1972)

Directed by Launder|

* I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
* Captain Boycott (1947)
* The Blue Lagoon (1949)
* The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
* Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
* Folly to Be Wise (1952)
* The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
* Geordie (1955)
* Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957)
* The Bridal Path (1959)
* The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
* Joey Boy (1965)

Producers only|

* The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
* Ooh… You Are Awful (1972)

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