Second Chance (1947 film)

Second Chance is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by James Tinling and written by Arnold Belgard. The film stars Kent Taylor, Louise Currie, Dennis Hoey, Larry J. Blake, Ann Doran and John Eldredge. The film was released on July 18, 1947, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

Second Chance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Tinling
Screenplay byArnold Belgard
Story byLou Breslow
John Patrick
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringKent Taylor
Louise Currie
Dennis Hoey
Larry J. Blake
Ann Doran
John Eldredge
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byFrank Baldridge
Music byR. Dale Butts
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 18, 1947 (1947-07-18)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Joan Summers (Louise Currie) enters the office of jewel merchant Montclaire (Francis Pierlot) closely followed by Kendal Wolf (Kent Taylor). Each recognizes the other to be a jewel thief, and wordlessly they team together to steal a $30,000 diamond. Searched and questioned when the gem is missed, they are released....with the gem. Detective Sharpe (Larry Blake) is still suspicious and so is the head of Jeweler's Indemnity, who puts two underworld men on to retrieve the diamond. Kendal agrees to meet the two but the police are tipped and Sharpe confiscates the gem and the fence's money. Again Kendal and Joan are released, but each suspects the other of being an informer despite a growing romantic attachment. Kendal and Joan attend an exhibition of the Malabar diamonds, leave to follow a diamond-lade guest, overtake her car, shoot the chauffeur and slug the woman. At Kendal's apartment, Joan makes it clear that robbery, not murder, is her game. Two men and the robbed couple arrive and reveal the whole thing to be a hoax to test whether Joan will work with the gang and to assure them she wasn't the informer in the first theft.

Cast

References
  1. "Second Chance (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. B. C.E. J. B. (1947-09-20). "Movie Review - Second Chance - ' Second Chance,' With Kent Taylor, at the Rialto - Italian-Made Film Bill at Cinema Verdi". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. "Second Chance". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.


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