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The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune

1926 · 53 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

At full speed on the ice, the young scultptor and eager skater Erik Elmer meets a charming young lady, Ethel, who quite literally sweeps him off his feet. She is being deceived by her lawyer, who manages the inheritance from her father in America. The deceitful lawyer courts Ethel, who is soon to inherit her wealthy father’s fortune. But complications and trickery do not frighten off the two old friends, Pat and Patachon, who rent out skates, teach the quirks of skating, and soon step in as Ethel’s rescuers. (Stumfilm.dk)

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