''Chance the Idol'' (German: ''Die Spielerin'') is a 1927 German

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

directed by

Graham Cutts John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built ...

and starring

Jack Trevor Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between ...

Agnes Esterhazy Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness *Agnes (surname), list of people with the surname *Agnes (case study) (born 1939), pseudonym for one of the first studied transgender w ...

and

Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia as the seventh out of 12 children of a merchant. After his father's death in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage and ...

. It was based on a play by

Henry Arthur Jones Henry Arthur Jones (20 September 1851 – 7 January 1929) was an English dramatist, who was first noted for his melodrama '' The Silver King'' (1882), and went on to write prolifically, often appearing to mirror Ibsen from the opposite (conserva ...

. Cutts was working in Germany at the time for

Gainsborough Pictures Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, east London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951. The co ...

Cast

as Golding *

as Ellen *

as Ryves *

Gertrud de Lalsky Gertrud de Lalsky (27 January 1878 in Danzig – 16 September 1958 in West Berlin) was a German actress. Selected filmography * ''Catherine the Great'' (1920) * ''Hypnosis'' (1920) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922) * '' The Island of Tears'' (1923) * ...

as Lady Nowell *

Philipp Manning Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisham to a British father and a German mother. He was sent to Germany for his education and settled there. He often played British characters i ...

as Mr. Farndon * Dene Morel as Alan *

Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. She was a prolific actress in both the silent and sound eras. Selected filmography * ''The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Lov ...

as Mrs. Farndon *

Elza Temary Elza Temary lsa Temary(12 February 1905 – 16 February 1968) was a Hungarian film actress. Personal life Elza Temary was born Elza Klecker in Timișoara, Austria-Hungary.(March 4, 1933). Marriage record: Philip Matthiessen Chancellor (25) to El ...

as Sylvia

Bibliography

* Cook, Pam. ''Gainsborough Pictures''. Cassell, 1997. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1927 films German silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic 1927 drama films Films directed by Graham Cutts Films set in London Films set in England German films based on plays National Film films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films German-language drama films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub