Dame Chance

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Dame Chance
Directed by Bertram Bracken
Written by Frances Nordstrom (story-adaptation)
Produced by David Hartford
Starring Julanne Johnston
Robert Frazer
Gertrude Astor
Cinematography Walter L. Griffin
Distributed byAmerican Cinema Associates
Release date
  • September 23, 1926 (1926-09-23)
Running time
70 minutes; 7 reels (6,769 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Dame Chance is a surviving 1926 American silent romantic drama film produced and released by independent companies David Hartford Productions and American Cinema Associates respectively. The stars are Julanne Johnston, Robert Frazer, Gertrude Astor, and Mary Carr. Copies of the film are held at the Library of Congress and the BFI British Film Institute. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress page 39 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Dame Chance