Wheel of Chance

Overview

A Russian family, the Turkeltaubs, emigrates to the US before the Communist revolution that overthrew the Czar. One of their twin sons, Schulke, disappears and is believed dead before they leave. After they settle into their new country, the family does well: the surviving twin, Nicholai, becomes a crusading District Attorney. One of the cases he is assigned to prosecute is that of small-time gangster Jacob Talinef, who has killed a former girlfriend of Nicholai's. Further investigation of the case, though, reveals a shocking secret.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 17, 1928

Original language

English

Production

First National Pictures

Cast

Warner Oland,Margaret Livingston,Richard Barthelmess,Bodil Rosing,Lina Basquette,Anne Schaefer

Director

Alfred Santell

Writer

Gerald C. Duffy,Fannie Hurst

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0019569