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Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
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14 March 1951 (USA)
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The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Interesting summary of post-war labour relations
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Basil Radford | ... | Dickinson | |
| Niall MacGinnis | ... | Baxter | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Stevens | |
| Julien Mitchell | ... | Morris | |
| Kenneth More | ... | Adam | |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Bolger | |
| Josephine Wilson | ... | Miss Cooper | |
| John Harvey | ... | Bland | |
| Russell Waters | ... | Palmer | |
| Patrick Troughton | ... | Kettle | |
| Hattie Jacques | ... | Alice | |
| Peter Jones | ... | Xenobian | |
| Bernard Rebel | ... | Xenobian | |
| Eric Pohlmann | ... | Xenobian | |
| Amy Veness | ... | Lady Davis |
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89 min
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Jack of all trades Bernard Miles manages to write, direct, and produce this movie while taking one of the lead roles. Basil Radford is ideal casting as the slightly pompous, yet kind hearted boss who decides to let this employees run his agricultural implement company when they express disapproval at his employee relations.
The film shows the point trade unionism and the co-operative movement had reached in 1950, a few years after the reforming Labour government got in and just before they were replaced by Winston Churchill, showing that the country was oscillating between socialism and conservatism. Miles's intelligent script is even-handed in its approach to these issued and also gives insights into the class system of the time.
This is also worth watching for early performances from Patrick Troughton, Hattie Jacques, and Peter Jones. The direction is slightly flat at times, but Miles must have had his hands full. There are few scenes outside the well-made factory set, and this is all for the better as it gives us more of a feel of the lives of the people who work there.