''Take a Chance'' is a 1937 British comedy film, comedy sports film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Claude Hulbert, Binnie Hale, and Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall. It depicts farcical events in the horse racing world.

Synopsis

The cynical Richard Carfax develops a relationship with Cicely Burton, the wife of a race horse owner, in order to get inside information on a horse named 'Take a Chance' which is considered to be the favorite in an upcoming race. Her suspicious husband hires Alastair Pallivant, an incompetent tipster and part-time detective, to tail her and swears that he will scratch the horse from the race if he uncovers evidence about Carfax and his wife. Having his own private arrangement with a betting gang, Pallivant does everything he can to prevent the favourite from running. However, he encounters the equally determined Wilhelmina Ryde, a garage owner who stands to win heavily if the favorite rides to victory.

Main cast

* Claude Hulbert as Alastair Pallivant * Binnie Hale as Wilhelmina Ryde * Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall as Archie Burton * Enid Stamp Taylor, Enid Stamp-Taylor as Cicely Burton * Gwen Farrar as Lady Meriton * Jack Barty as Joe Cooper * Harry Tate as Sergeant Tugday * Guy Middleton as Richard Carfax * Kynaston Reeves as Blinkers Grayson

Production

The film was based on a play by Walter C. Hackett. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent film, independent production company Grosvenor Films.Wood p.92

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1937 films British sports comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s sports comedy films British horse racing films Films directed by Sinclair Hill Ealing Studios films Films set in England British films based on plays 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{sport-film-stub