
15 Dec 1918

Take a Chance
It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ruthlessly chased by armies of cops across the countryside in a thrill-packed stunt-addled climax.
A sweet-natured young Irish woman is courted by a romantic poet and a local country gentleman. Which man will she choose?
Enid of Cashell / Aileen Barrett
Sir John Mansfield
Sir Fergus Cassidy
Bulmer Meade
John Barrett
Bridget
Sybil
Sir Robert Fennell
Peasant Woman
Meade's Butler
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)
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