Chance of a Lifetime
Genres
Overview
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
1950-04-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.3
Basil Radford
Dickinson
Niall MacGinnis
Baxter
Bernard Miles
Stevens
Julien Mitchell
Morris
Kenneth More
Adam
Geoffrey Keen
Bolger
Patrick Troughton
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Hattie Jacques
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Eric Pohlmann
Xenobian
John Harvey
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Josephine Wilson
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Russell Waters
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Peter Jones
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Bernard Rebel
Xenobian
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Stanley Van Beers
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Norman Pierce
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Nigel Fitzgerald
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Alastair Hunter
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Mollie Palmer
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George Street
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Stanley Rose
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Silas Pike
Leonard Sharp
Mitch
John Boddington
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Hilda Fenemore
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Helen Harvey
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Peggy Ann Clifford
Worker
Sam Kydd
Worker
Jim Watts
Worker
Henry Bryce
Worker
Basil Cunard
Worker
Tony Halfpenny
Worker
Howell Davies
Worker
Donald Tandy
Worker
Noel Dyson
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