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Wheel of Chance

Jun 17, 1928 · 1h 10m
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A Russian family, the Turkeltaubs, emigrates to the US before the Communist revolution that overthrew the Czar. One of their twin sons, Schulke, disappears and is believed dead before they leave. After they settle into their new country, the family does well: the surviving twin, Nicholai, becomes a crusading District Attorney. One of the cases he is assigned to prosecute is that of small-time gangster Jacob Talinef, who has killed a former girlfriend of Nicholai's. Further investigation of the case, though, reveals a shocking secret.

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CAST

Richard Barthelmess
Nicolai Turkeltaub
Bodil Rosing
Sara Turkeltaub
Warner Oland
Mosher Turkeltaub
Anne Schaefer
Hanscha Talinef
Lina Basquette
Ada Berkowitz
Margaret Livingston
Josie Drew
Directed by Alfred Santell

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
First National Pictures
Country
US
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