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Fortune Is a Woman is a British film of genre Drama directed by Sidney Gilliat with Jack Hawkins
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
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Add to a movie listFortune Is a Woman is a 1957 British crime film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl and Dennis Price. Its plot concerns an attempted insurance fraud goes badly wrong. In the United States, it was released as She Played With Fire. The book is based on Winston Graham's novel Fortune Is a Woman (1953).
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London insurance investigator Oliver Branwell goes to Louis Manor to probe a recent fire. Tracey Moreton lives there with his wife Sarah and his mother. He introduces them to Oliver, as well as his neighbor and cousin, Clive, and describes a valuable painting that was lost in the blaze. Tracey isn't aware that Sarah and Oliver were once romantically involved.Actors
Jack Hawkins
(Oliver Branwell)
Arlene Dahl
(Sarah Moreton Branwell)
Dennis Price
(Tracey Moreton)
Violet Farebrother
(Mrs Moreton)
Ian Hunter
(Clive Fisher)
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