Chain of Circumstance (1951)

Dell and Tom Dawson is a young married couple beset with woe. They lose their baby and have extreme difficulty adopting another. Both end up accused of stealing a baby. Dell and Tom are ... See full summary »

Director:

Will Jason

Writer:

David Lang

Stars:

Richard Grayson, Margaret Field, Marta Mitrovich

Cast

Cast overview:
Richard Grayson	...	Tom Dawson
Margaret Field	...	Dell Dawson
Marta Mitrovich	...	Evie Carpenter
Harold J. Kennedy	...	Marvin
Helen Wallace	...	Emily Greer
Connie Gilchrist	...	Mrs. Mullins
Lawrence Dobkin	...	Dr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin)
Sumner Getchell	...	Fred Martindale
James Griffith	...	Sid
Oliver Blake	...	Traeger
Percy Helton	...	Fogel
Douglas Fowley	...	Lt. Fenning
Carleton Young	...	Lt. Sands

Storyline

Dell and Tom Dawson is a young married couple beset with woe. They lose their baby and have extreme difficulty adopting another. Both end up accused of stealing a baby. Dell and Tom are saved from prison at the finale, but no such reprieve is given the couple's best friend Evie Carpenter, whose own travails drive her to suicide.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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