It Happened to One Man (1940)
Directed by Paul L. Stein / Paul Stein
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Released in England as Gentleman of Venture, It Happened to One Man was produced in England with "frozen funds" accumulated in that country by RKO Radio Pictures. Inspired by a true story, the film stars Wilfred Lawson as financier Felton Quair. Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked business partner Ackroyl (Reginald Tate), Quair loses his fortune, his family and his freedom. The second half of the story deals with Quair's attempts to find redemption after a four-year prison term. Based on a stage play by Roland Pertwee and John Hastings Turner, the film wisely retains the play's ambiguous ending.
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Britain, expose [revelation], family, financier, fugitive, hidden, injustice, love, partner, prison, redemption, revenge, ruthlessness, shoot-out, wife
