Wheel of Chance (1928)
A Russian family, the Turkeltaubs, emigrates to the US before the Communist revolution that overthrew the Czar. One of their twin sons, Schulke, disappears and is believed dead before they leave. After they settle into their new country, the family does well: the surviving twin, Nicholai, becomes a crusading District Attorney. One of the cases he is assigned to prosecute is that of small-time gangster Jacob Talinef, who has killed a former girlfriend of Nicholai's. Further investigation of the case, though, reveals a shocking secret.
Director: Alfred Santell
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Richard Barthelmess as Nicolai Turkeltaub |
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Bodil Rosing as Sara Turkeltaub |
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Warner Oland as Mosher Turkeltaub |
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Anne Schaefer as Hanscha Talinef |
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Lina Basquette as Ada Berkowitz |
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Margaret Livingston as Josie Drew |
| Writing | Gerald C. Duffy | Writer |
| Directing | Alfred Santell | Director |
| Writing | Fannie Hurst | Short Story |
