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Children of Fortune (1931)

Children of Fortune poster
Original title
Kinder des Glücks
Directed by
Alexander Esway
Genre
crime film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people get involved with a criminal plot. The story follows their actions and the twists that come from their choices.

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What happens

Children of Fortune (German: Kinder des Glücks) is a 1931 British-German crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Dina Gralla, Kurt Vespermann and Vicky Werckmeister. It was made as the German-language version of Children of Chance. It was made at Elstree Studios and distributed in Germany by Süd-Film, which was owned by British International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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