Children of Chance (1949 film)

Children of Chance
Directed by	Luigi Zampa
Written by	Michael Medwin Piero Tellini
Produced by	John Sutro Ludovico Toeplitz
Starring	Patricia Medina Yvonne Mitchell Manning Whiley
Cinematography	Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Nino Rota
Production companies	Ortus Films Lux Film
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date	October 1949 (1949-10)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Children of Chance is a 1949 British drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Patricia Medina, Yvonne Mitchell and Manning Whiley.^[1]

It was shot on location in Ischia at the same time as an Italian version Alarm Bells, also directed by Zampa but with a different cast. Michael Medwin adapted the original Italian screenplay for the English version.

Synopsis[edit]

Agostina has made some money in the black market of Rome during the Second World War and sent it back to her hometown priest for safekeeping. However, returning to the island intending to recover the money, she finds that the priest has died and his successor has used it to build an orphanage.

Cast[edit]

• Patricia Medina as Agostina
• Manning Whiley as Don Andrea
• Yvonne Mitchell as Australia
• Barbara Everest as Francesca
• Eliot Makeham as Vicar
• George Woodbridge as Butcher
• Frank Tickle as Mayor
• Eric Pohlmann as Sergeant
• Edward Lexy as Doctor
• Carlo Giustini as Marco

See also[edit]

• Alarm Bells (1949)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Children of Chance at IMDb

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