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Chance of a Lifetime (1950) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bernard Miles

Writing Credits  

Walter Greenwood ... (original screenplay) and
Bernard Miles ... (original screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Basil Radford ... Dickinson
Niall MacGinnis ... Baxter
Bernard Miles ... Stevens
Julien Mitchell Julien Mitchell ... Morris
Kenneth More ... Adam Watson
Geoffrey Keen ... Bolger
Josephine Wilson ... Miss Cooper
John Harvey John Harvey ... Bland
Russell Waters Russell Waters ... Palmer
Patrick Troughton ... Kettle
Hattie Jacques ... Alice
Peter Jones ... Xenobian
Bernard Rebel Bernard Rebel ... Xenobian
Eric Pohlmann ... Xenobian
Amy Veness ... Lady Davis
Stanley Van Beers Stanley Van Beers ... Calvert
Norman Pierce ... Franklin
Gordon McLeod Gordon McLeod ... Garrett
Compton MacKenzie Compton MacKenzie ... Sir Robert Dysart
Nigel Fitzgerald Nigel Fitzgerald ... Pennington
Alastair Hunter ... Groves
Mollie Palmer Mollie Palmer ... Millie
George Street George Street ... 1st Trade Union Man
Stanley Rose Stanley Rose ... 2nd Trade Union Man
Erik Chitty ... Silas Pike (as Eric Chitty)
Leonard Sharp ... Mitch
John Boddington John Boddington ... Bank Clerk
Hilda Fenemore ... Worker
Helen Harvey Helen Harvey ... Worker
Peggy Ann Clifford Peggy Ann Clifford ... Worker
Sam Kydd ... Worker
Jim Watts Jim Watts ... Worker
Henry Bryce Henry Bryce ... Worker
Basil Cunard Basil Cunard ... Worker
Tony Halfpenny Tony Halfpenny ... Worker
Howell Davies Howell Davies ... Worker
Donald Tandy Donald Tandy ... Worker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noel Dyson ... Tea Lady (uncredited)

Produced by 

Bernard Miles ... producer
John Palmer ... associate producer

Music by 

Noel Mewton-Wood

Cinematography by 

Eric Cross ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Peter Price

Casting By 

John Redway ... (uncredited)

Production Design by 

Joseph Hurley

Art Direction by 

Don Russell ... (as Donald Russell)

Makeup Department 

Jill Carpenter ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Bill Griffiths ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management 

Gregory Baird Smith ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Philip Shipway ... assistant director (as Phil Shipway)
Norman Harrison ... third assistant director (uncredited)
John Pellatt ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Michael Stringer ... assistant art director
Peter James ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Terence Cotter ... sound recordist
Vorke Scarlett ... sound recordist (as Yorke Scarlett)
Jack Slade ... sound editor
Cyril Collick ... boom operator (uncredited)
John Souter ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Arthur Vincent ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ray Sturgess ... camera operator
Harold Case ... clapper (uncredited)
Wally Fairweather ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Jack Lowin ... focus puller (uncredited)
Deryck Whittaker ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Bill Walsh ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Max Benedict ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Peter Pitt ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

John Hollingsworth ... conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra

Script and Continuity Department 

Paddy Arnold ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Filippo Del Giudice ... administrator: Pilgrim Pictures
Alan Osbiston ... associate director
Betty Worledge ... production secretary (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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