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Chain of Events

1958-09-30 · 62 min · ★ 6.4

Drama

When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences

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Directors
Gerald Thomas
Production companies
Beaconsfield Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dermot WalshDermot WalshQuinn
Susan ShawSusan ShawJill
Lisa GastoniLisa GastoniSimone
Jack WatlingJack WatlingFreddie
Freddie MillsFreddie MillsTiny
Joan HicksonJoan HicksonBarmaid
Alan GiffordAlan GiffordLord Fenchurch
Harold LangHarold LangJimmy Boy
Kenneth GriffithKenneth GriffithClarke
Ballard BerkeleyBallard BerkeleyStockman
Cyril ChamberlainCyril ChamberlainBus Conductor
John StuartJohn StuartBank Manager
Martin BoddeyMartin BoddeyBus Inspector
James RaglanJames RaglanMagistrate
Martin WyldeckMartin WyldeckBecket
Myrtle ReedMrs. Clarke
Anthony SagarDrunk
Julia ArnallJulia Arnall
Frank ForsythFrank ForsythJohnson
Victor HarringtonBank Clerk (uncredited)

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