Take a Chance (1937 film)

Take a Chance
Take a Chance
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Directed by	Sinclair Hill
Written by	G.H. Moresby-White; D. B. Wyndham-Lewis;
Based on	Take a Chance; by Walter C. Hackett
Produced by	Harcourt Templeman
Starring	Claude Hulbert; Binnie Hale; Henry Kendall; Enid Stamp-Taylor;
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	Michael Hankinson
Music by	John Reynders
Production; company	Grosvenor Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	January 1937
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Take a Chance is a 1937 British comedy sports film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Claude Hulbert, Binnie Hale, and Henry Kendall. It depicts farcical events in the horse racing world.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synopsis[edit]

The cynical Richard Carfax develops a relationship with Cicely Burton, the wife of a race horse owner, in order to get inside information on a horse named 'Take a Chance' which is considered to be the favorite in an upcoming race. Her suspicious husband hires Alastair Pallivant, an incompetent tipster and part-time detective, to tail her and swears that he will scratch the horse from the race if he uncovers evidence about Carfax and his wife. Having his own private arrangement with a betting gang, Pallivant does everything he can to prevent the favourite from running. However, he encounters the equally determined Wilhelmina Ryde, a garage owner who stands to win heavily if the favorite rides to victory.

Main cast[edit]

Claude Hulbert as Alastair Pallivant
Binnie Hale as Wilhelmina Ryde
Henry Kendall as Archie Burton
Enid Stamp-Taylor as Cicely Burton
Gwen Farrar as Lady Meriton
Jack Barty as Joe Cooper
Harry Tate as Sergeant Tugday
Guy Middleton as Richard Carfax
Kynaston Reeves as Blinkers Grayson

Production[edit]

The film was based on a play by Walter C. Hackett. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent production company Grosvenor Films.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Take a Chance:Overview". movies.msn.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Take a Chance (1937)". filmsdefrance.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ Sandra Brennan, Rovi (2014). "Take a Chance (1937)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ Wood p.92
^ Goulding, Andy (12 October 2013). "Blueprint: Review Reviews Podcasts Features Short Films Videos THE EALING STUDIOS RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 7". blueprintreview.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

Bibliography[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Take a Chance at IMDb

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[movies-msn-1] "Take a Chance:Overview". movies.msn.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[filmsdefrance-2] "Take a Chance (1937)". filmsdefrance.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[nytimes-3] Sandra Brennan, Rovi (2014). "Take a Chance (1937)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[4] Wood p.92

[blueprintreview-5] Goulding, Andy (12 October 2013). "Blueprint: Review Reviews Podcasts Features Short Films Videos THE EALING STUDIOS RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 7". blueprintreview.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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