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Taking a Chance

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Taking a Chance
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Screenplay byA.H. Halprin
Based onThe Saint of Calamity Gulch
by Bret Harte
StarringRex Bell
Lola Todd
Richard Carlyle
Billy Butts
Jack Byron
Martin Cichy
CinematographySol Halperin
Edited byJ. Logan Pearson
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 18, 1928 (1928-11-18)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Taking a Chance is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by A.H. Halprin. The film stars Rex Bell, Lola Todd, Richard Carlyle, Billy Butts, Jack Byron and Martin Cichy. The film was released on November 18, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Cast

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  • Rex Bell as Joe Courtney
  • Lola Todd as Jessie Smith
  • Richard Carlyle as Dan Carson
  • Billy Butts as Little Billy
  • Jack Byron as Pete
  • Martin Cichy as Luke
  • Jack Henderson as Jake

References

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  1. ^ "Taking a Chance (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Hans J. Wollstein. "Taking a Chance (1928) - Norman Z. McLeod". AllMovie. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Taking a Chance". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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