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  • Chain of Circumstance (1951)
  • Approved
    68 min | Drama
Chain of Circumstance (1951)
Approved
68 min | Drama

Dell and Tom Dawson is a young married couple beset with woe. They lose their baby and have extreme difficulty adopting another. Both end up accused of stealing a baby. Dell and Tom are saved from prison at the finale, but no such reprieve...See moreDell and Tom Dawson is a young married couple beset with woe. They lose their baby and have extreme difficulty adopting another. Both end up accused of stealing a baby. Dell and Tom are saved from prison at the finale, but no such reprieve is given the couple's best friend Evie Carpenter, whose own travails drive her to suicide. Written by Robert See less
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Aug 23, 1951 (United States)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Grayson
Tom Dawson Tom Dawson   See fewer
Margaret Field
Dell Dawson Dell Dawson   See fewer
Marta Mitrovich
Evie Carpenter Evie Carpenter   See fewer
Helen Wallace
Emily Greer Emily Greer   See fewer
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Mullins Mrs. Mullins   See fewer
Lawrence Dobkin
Dr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin) Dr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin)   See fewer
Sumner Getchell
Fred Martindale Fred Martindale   See fewer
Oliver Blake
Traeger Traeger   See fewer
Douglas Fowley
Lt. Fenning Lt. Fenning   See fewer
Carleton Young
Lt. Sands Lt. Sands   See fewer
Gertrude Astor
Mrs. Sykes (uncredited) Mrs. Sykes (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Brocco
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Brooks
Office Help (uncredited) Office Help (uncredited)   See fewer
James Bush
Office Help (uncredited) Office Help (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Foulk
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sherry Hall
Older Man (uncredited) Older Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Lee
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Iris Meredith
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Felice Richmond
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Space
Dr. Andrews (uncredited) Dr. Andrews (uncredited)   See fewer
Cora Witherspoon
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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