A dental assistant is challenged to find her selfworth when she falls in love with a young man by using her attractive friends picture on an online dating website. Chance of a lifetime is bernard miles bow of burning gold to fight for the new jerusalem of collective ownership. Feb 28, 2019 provided to youtube by tunecore chance of a lifetime lingo chance of a lifetime. Uk certificate u duration 93 minutes release date 1950 produced 1949 distributor. What is interesting about this british film is not to do with the film itself it is to do with the fact that the rank and associated british cinemas refused to show this film, as they feared that it was too political and also it would annoy the employers. Such harmony is scarcely in evidence at the outset of the film.
Dec, 2019 a dental assistant is challenged to find her selfworth when she falls in love with a young man by using her attractive friends picture on an online dating website. The new working methods require a temporary cut in pay, objected to by baxter and others, although when the union is summoned, they tell baxter that to strike would. After some initial success, they run into trouble and he returns to help them out of it. The film features ruth warrick, john hubbard, hugh beaumont and david holt in the lead roles. Chance of a lifetime 1950 film chance of a lifetime is a 1950 british film starring, produced, cowritten and directed by bernard miles. The fine folks at flicker alley have just announced two new blurays coming in april 2016. Other uses chance of a lifetime pat mcgeegan song, the irish entry in the eurovision song contest 1968, performed in english by pat mcgeegan. Dickinson agricultural implements, a smallscale factory owned and managed by a descendent of its founder, is developing a revolutionary oneway plough with. The only real laugh in the film is seeing hattie jacques wiggling her body to allow a coin to fall down out of her cleavage in a. Chance of a lifetime is a fascinating film flawed in a couple of ways, certainly, but also a very good one. The film shows the point trade unionism and the cooperative movement had reached in. Amiable little film about a small engineering works turning out agricultural equipment whose owner, irritated by disagreements with his workers.
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Chance of a lifetime 1950, directed by bernard miles film. Nach dem zweiten weltkrieg ubergibt ein gescheiterter. Chance of a lifetime 1950 u 04241950 gb drama 1h 29m user score. Four selected teams of filmmakers, each with members from india,singapore and the gulf cooperation council countries of bahrain,kuwait,oman,qatar,saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, will. Overview of chance of a lifetime, 1950, directed by bernard miles, with basil radford, niall macginnis, bernard miles, at turner classic movies. Story centers around the difficulties and conflicts between labor and management on a farmimplement factory in postwwii england. Guy green, 1960 depicted industrial strife through respective comedic and melodramatic lenses, bernard miles second film as director presented a post war.
Chance of a lifetime is a 1950 film starring basil radford, niall macginnis, bernard miles. When the boss of a factory reaches the end of his tether with the workers, he offers them the chance to run the business themselves, thinking that it will shut them up, but instead they call his bluff. Fascinating industrial relations drama in which workers take over a factory. When abortion clinic counselor jenny howards own eightyearold son is confused about her job, it starts her on a rough journey that leads her to.
Its flawed in that it still requires their old boss, basil. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. Guy green, 1960 depicted industrial strife through respective comedic and melodramatic lenses, bernard miles second film as director presented a postwar plea for harmony on the factory floor. Decouvrez toutes les informations sur le film the chance of a lifetime, les videos et les. Overall, good performances, direction and script means chance of a lifetime is one enjoyable film, even if there isnt. Second chance is a 1950 american war drama romance film directed by william beaudine. Filmed on location in a british industrial town, is a trenchantly amusing satire of labormanagement relations. Regrettably, it was not a financial success, although miles later spoke of his pride on making a film to speak for england. Chance of a lifetime, an american film starring betty white. These include two episodes from 1951, eight from 1953. Chance of a lifetime is an american television competitive talent show that aired on abc and dumont between 1952 and 1956. The president of the board of trade, harold wilson, disagreed and, urged on by the film s producer filippe del guidice, personally intervened to impose its release on the odeon circuit. The owner of a small english engineering works, impatient with his employees, gives them a chance to run it for themselves.
Basil radford, kenneth moore, niall macginnis, bernard miles, hattie jacques. The owner of a small engineering works, impatient with the unionism of his men, gives them a chance to run the factory themselves. Chance of a lifetime 1950, directed by bernard miles. Chance of a lifetime 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Its flawed in that it still requires their old boss, basil radford excelling in a serious role, coming back and helping them out of. Fifteen episodes are held by the ucla film and television archive. The chance of a lifetime is a 1943 crime drama starring chester morris, erik rolf and jeanne bates. Its depiction of industrial relations was seen as controversial and distributors initially refused to screen it. The owner of a small engineering works, impatient with the unionism of.
Madame kumar was the mysterious character immortalized by alfred hitchcock in the lady vanishes 1938 and was played by josephine wilson who plays here a loyal secretary, first to the old boss basil radford and then to the replacement workers cooperative boss, played by a young kenneth more. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better. Chance of a lifetime 1950 approved 1h 29min comedy, drama 14 march 1951 usa 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. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Released 1950, chance of a lifetime stars basil radford, niall macginnis, bernard miles, geoffrey keen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
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. Filmed on location in a british industrial town, chance of a lifetime is a trenchantly amusing satire of labormanagement relations. Title chance of a lifetime year 1950 formats cinema, dvd distributors granada ventures,british lion film corp ltd classified dates 23102007 main language. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The boss basil radford at a british plough factory lets angry employees niall macginnis, bernard miles take over the operation. 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. A group of angry factory workers, tired of poor wages and working conditions, go on strike. Check out imdbs full coverage of all the major awards events, including the critics choice awards, gotham awards, and more. Chance of a lifetime 1950 chance of a lifetime 1950. Story centers around the difficulties and conflicts between labor and management on a. Run down engineering works with labour disputes, all come together with the invention of a new plough and also a management shakeup. Cider with rosie dvd 2015 this is 100% genuine product. Chance of a lifetime1951basil radford, niall macginnis, bernard.
Chance of a lifetime 1950 bernard miles, alan osbiston. Chance of a lifetime is a film directed by bernard miles with basil radford, niall macginnis, bernard miles, julien mitchell, year. It is one of 14 films made by columbia pictures involving detective boston blackie, a criminalturnedcrime solver. The boss of the business decides to let his workers have a go at running the place, causing them to. Ashok amritraj film makers from india,singapore and middle east will be invited to make documentary films in a new reality show hosted by hollywood producer ashok amritraj, chance of a lifetime. Chance of a lifetime is a 1950 british film starring, produced, cowritten and directed by bernard miles. This was the sixth in the series and one of three that did not have his name in the title. Refreshingly free of cliche figures the film presents basil radford as a decent middle class man 25 years behind the times who,in a moment of exasperation offers his workers control of the means of production. Provided to youtube by tunecore chance of a lifetime lingo chance of a lifetime. Waterloo station, waterloo, london, england, uk stevens arrives in london on his way to the head office of the bank. Chance of a lifetime 1950 letterboxd your life in film. The film shows the point trade unionism and the cooperative movement had reached in 1950, a few years after. When a group of angry workers protest their wage and working conditions at a plough factory, they are permitted to take over the operation themselves. Chance of a lifetime 1950 the boss basil radford at a british plough factory lets angry employees niall macginnis, bernard miles take over the operation.