A Russian family, the Turkeltaubs, emigrates to the US before the Communist revolution that overthrew the Czar. One of their twin sons, Schulke, disappears and is believed dead before they leave.


Wheel of Chance is one of those silent films that’s probably more interesting for its historical context and the sheer audacity of its melodrama than for being a truly great movie....
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Alfred Santell

Alfred Santell
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Fannie Hurst, Garrett Graham, Gerald C. Duffy
United States

