The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune

1923 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

A man who is erroneously told he has only a short time to live after doctors misdiagnose a bee's buzzing as a heart condition.

Directed by Leslie T. Peacocke · Written by Grace Darmond

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