City of Chance (1940)
“She wanted thrills --- and she found them in the dangerous hours before dawn!”
Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Ricardo Cortez, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Lynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Woods, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Lynn Bari
as Julie Reynolds
C. Aubrey Smith
as The Judge
Donald Woods
as Steve Walker
Amanda Duff
as Lois Carlyle Blane
June Gale
as Molly
Richard Lane
as Marty Connors
Robert Lowery
as Ted Blaine
Alexander D'Arcy
as Baron Joseph
George Douglas
as Muscles
Harry Shannon
as Passline
Eddie Marr
as Charlie Nevins
Robert Allen
as Fred WalcottCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 56 min |
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