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Street of Chance (1930)

Street of Chance poster
Directed by
John Cromwell
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a dangerous situation after a chance encounter on a New York street. He must navigate criminal schemes and personal conflicts to survive.

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What happens

Street of Chance is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring William Powell, Jean Arthur, Kay Francis and Regis Toomey. Howard Estabrook was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Achievement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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