Wheel of Fate (film) explained

Wheel of Fate
Director:Francis Searle
Producer:Francis Searle
Based On:Nightmare by Alex Atkinson
Starring:Patric Doonan
Sandra Dorne
Bryan Forbes
Music:Temple Abady
Cinematography:Reg Wyer
Editing:Vera Campbell
Studio:Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributor:General Film Distributors
Runtime: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. It was produced as a second feature[2] and shot at Riverside Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors.

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

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117091807/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65430 BFI.org
  2. Chibnall & McFarlane p.153

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