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Street of Chance is a french film of genre Drama directed by John Cromwell released in USA on 8 february 1930 with William Powell
Street of Chance (1930)
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Add to a movie listStreet of Chance is a 1930 American Pre-Code film directed by John Cromwell and starring William Powell, Jean Arthur, Kay Francis and Regis Toomey.
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John Marsden, a famed and powerful New York gambler who refuses to throw a game, is devoted to his wife, Alma, and his impressionistic younger brother, "Babe," to whom he sends a wedding gift of $10,000, which Babe may keep on the condition that he does not indulge in gambling. Alma, dismayed by John's ruthless tactics and his obsession with gambling, threatens to leave him unless he takes his winnings and leaves the city with her. He agrees.Actors
William Powell
(John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis)
Jean Arthur
(Judith Marsden)
Kay Francis
(Alma Marsden)
Regis Toomey
('Babe' Marsden)
Stanley Fields
(Dorgan)
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