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| Author | Sydney Horler |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sports mystery |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
Publication date | 1925 |
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The Ball of Fortune is a 1925 sports mystery novel by the British writer Sydney Horler, a prolific author. As with many other of his novels during the decade it was serialised by the News of the World . [1]
In 1926 it was adapted into a silent film of the same title featuring real-life football Billy Meredith as well as actors Mabel Poulton, Dorothy Boyd and John Longden. [2] Shooting took place at Elland Road, home of Leeds United. [3]
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