A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1945 · 55 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

After the death of shipping magnate William Reardon, his young partner, Steve Walker, becomes executor and manager of his shipyards, in accordance with his will. Reardon's spoiled niece, society girl Pamela Herrick, will inherit her uncle's entire estate on condition that she hold a job at the shipyards for a year on her own merit. Steve is to be the sole judge of her actions and decide whether she will receive her inheritance.

Directed by George Blair · Written by Dane Lussier

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Jane Randolph Pamela Herrick
John O'Malley Steve Walker
Steve Barclay Ted Cummings (as Stephen Barclay)
Edward Gargan Mike Ryan
Isabel Withers Susan Bailey
Maxine Semon Gert
Selmer Jackson John Smalley
Robert Middlemass William Reardon
Kenne Duncan Boarder
Janet Martin Specialty

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