A Sporting Chance (1945 film)

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A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance 1945 poster.jpg
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Directed by George Blair
Written by Paul Gangelin
Dane Lussier
Produced by Rudolph E. Abel
Starring Jane Randolph
John O'Malley
Steve Barclay
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Ralph Dixon
Music by Richard Cherwin
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 4, 1945 (1945-06-04)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Sporting Chance is a 1945 American comedy film directed by George Blair and starring Jane Randolph, John O'Malley and Steve Barclay. [1] The screenplay concerns a spoiled young woman who has to get and keep a job before she is entitled to claim her inheritance.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Russell Kimball.

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