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Chain of Events

Chain of Events

1958•1h 2m•6.3/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.3/10(13)

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

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Production

Beaconsfield Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dermot Walsh

Dermot Walsh

Quinn

Susan Shaw

Susan Shaw

Jill

Lisa Gastoni

Lisa Gastoni

Simone

Jack Watling

Jack Watling

Freddie

Freddie Mills

Freddie Mills

Tiny

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Barmaid

Alan Gifford

Alan Gifford

Lord Fenchurch

Harold Lang

Harold Lang

Jimmy Boy

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Clarke

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Stockman

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Bus Conductor

John Stuart

John Stuart

Bank Manager

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

Bus Inspector

James Raglan

James Raglan

Magistrate

Martin Wyldeck

Martin Wyldeck

Becket

Myrtle Reed

Mrs. Clarke

Anthony Sagar

Drunk

Julia Arnall

Julia Arnall

Frank Forsyth

Frank Forsyth

Johnson

Victor Harrington

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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