Take a Chance

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Take a Chance

1918

0h 10m

6.1(21 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ruthlessly chased by armies of cops across the countryside in a thrill-packed stunt-addled climax.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Harold Lloyd

The Sport

Bebe Daniels

The Hired Girl

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Simplex Joe

William Blaisdell

Sammy Brooks

Harry Burns

Billy Fay

James A. Fitzgerald

William Gillespie

Lew Harvey

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred J. Goulding
Produced by: Hal Roach

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