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Wheel of Fate (1953)

Wheel of Fate poster
Directed by
Francis Searle
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man commits crimes to get money so he can be with the woman he loves. The story follows his dangerous choices.

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What happens

Wheel of Fate is a 1953 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Patric Doonan, Sandra Dorne and Bryan Forbes. It was written by Guy Elmes based on the story "Nightmare" by Alex Atkinson. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors. A man turns to crime to raise the money he needs to spend time with the woman he loves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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