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Wikipedia article




'A Gamble in Lives' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Malvina Longfellow, Norman McKinnel and Alec Fraser.Low p.370 It is based on the play 'The Joan Danvers' by Frank Stayton.

Plot



An insurance agent demands a shipowner's daughter in return for silence regarding scuttling plans.

Cast



* Malvina Longfellow as Joan Danvers

* Norman McKinnel as James Danvers

* Alec Fraser as Captain Ross

* John Reid as Jimmie Danvers

* Molly Adair as Gladys Danvers

* Frances Ivor as Mrs. Danvers

* Bobby Andrews as Harry Riggs

* Alec Wynn-Thomas as Sims

References



Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'History of the British Film, 1918-1929'. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.


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