Children of Fortune

Children of Fortune
Directed by	Alexander Esway
Written by	Frank Launder Miles Malleson
Starring	Dina Gralla Kurt Vespermann Vicky Werckmeister
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer Leo Rogers
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	6 December 1931
Running time	75 minutes
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Language	German

Children of Fortune (German: Kinder des Glücks) is a 1931 British-German crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Dina Gralla, Kurt Vespermann and Vicky Werckmeister. It was made as the German-language version of Children of Chance.^[1] It was made at Elstree Studios and distributed in Germany by Süd-Film, which was owned by British International Pictures.

Cast

Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.

Films directed by Alexander Esway

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Together

Writers only	Facing the Music (1933) Twelve Good Men (1936) Seven Sinners (1936) The Lady Vanishes (1938) Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) They Came by Night (1940) Night Train to Munich (1940) The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) The Green Man (1956)
Directed together	Partners in Crime (1942 short) Millions Like Us (1943) The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Directed by Gilliat	The Rake's Progress (1945) Green for Danger (1946) London Belongs to Me (1948) State Secret (1950) The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) The Constant Husband (1955) Fortune Is a Woman (1956) Left Right and Centre (1959) Only Two Can Play (1962) Endless Night (1972)
Directed by Launder	I See a Dark Stranger (1946) Captain Boycott (1947) The Blue Lagoon (1949) The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) Folly to Be Wise (1952) The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) Geordie (1955) Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) The Bridal Path (1959) The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) Joey Boy (1965)
Producers only	The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) Ooh… You Are Awful (1972)

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