The Chance of a Lifetime (1916 film)
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The Chance of a Lifetime is a 1916 British silent
sports drama film
directed by Bertram Phillips
and starring Queenie Thomas
, Austin Camp and Fay Temple. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
sports drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Bertram Phillips
Bertram Phillips
-Selected filmography:* The Chance of a Lifetime * Rock of Ages * Tut-Tut and His Terrible Tomb * The School for Scandal * The Alley of Golden Hearts -External links:...
and starring Queenie Thomas
Queenie Thomas
-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
, Austin Camp and Fay Temple. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould.
Cast
- Queenie ThomasQueenie Thomas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
- Mrs. Edgar - Austin Camp - Dick Douglas
- Fay Temple - Diana Lawson
- Harry Agar LyonsHarry Agar LyonsHarry Agar Lyons was an Irish-born British actor. He is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of silent films during the 1920s.-Selected filmography:* The World, the Flesh and the Devil * The Chance of a Lifetime...
- Captain Clinch - Frank PetleyFrank Petley-Selected filmography:* The Chance of a Lifetime * Ye Wooing of Peggy * The Silver Greyhound * The Iron Stair * My Lord Conceit * The Golden Dawn -External links:...
- Rohan Clensy
- Ernest Collins
- Will Asher