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It Happened to One Man (1941)

It Happened to One Man poster
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces a series of personal and financial crises. The story follows his struggles and the choices he must make.

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What happens

It Happened to One Man (also known as Gentleman of Venture) is a 1940 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne and Marta Labarr. The screenplay was by Paul Merzbach and Nina Jarcis, based on the play of the same name by John Hastings Turner and Roland Pertwee. Produced by Victor Hanbury's British Eagle Productions, it was distributed in the United States by RKO Pictures, and premiered in New York City at the Little Carnegie Playhouse on 22 February 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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