SILENT-ERA idols John Stuart (The Mummy) and Mabel Poulton (The Constant Nymph) share a bill with Hollywood star Elissa Landi (The Count of Monte Christo) in this early British crime thriller written by Frank Launder (The Lady Vanishes) and Miles Malleson (The Thief of Bagdad). Children of Chance (PG) is released on DVD on 16 May 2016, RRP £9.99, courtesy of Network’s ‘The British Film’ collection.
A casual date at a high class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer a new musical stage show. Marvelling at her good fortune, what Binnie doesn't know is that Lia is also the wife of a notorious jewel thief and that she's already fled the country in possession of a valuable, ill-gotten necklace!
