Second Chance (1953)


Second Chance
Release Date18 July 1953
TaglineFor the First Time--3D With Important Stars!
GenreThriller, Film-Noir, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix3 Channel Stereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMelodrama
TagsAssassin, Bodyguard, Boxer, Chase, Committee, Extramarital Affair, Gangster, Love Triangle, Scheme

Second Chance is a 1953 American color film noir, directed by Rudolph Maté. The picture, shot on location in Mexico in 3-Dimension, features Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, and Jack Palance. It is notable as the first RKO film produced in 3-D.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Russ Lambert

Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair

Cappy Gordon

Charley Malloy

Dan Seymour
Felipe

Mandy, hotel owner

Sandro Giglio
Cable Car Conductor

Mr. Woburn, English tourist

Margaret Brewster
Mrs. Woburn, English tourist

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Vasco, murderous husband

Richard Vera
Pablo, Vasco's son

Maurice Jara
Fernando, groom

Judy Walsh
Maria, bride

Salvador Baguez
Officer Hernandez

Edward Dawson

Abel Fernandez
Rivera, the fighter

Martin Garralaga
Don Pascual, man with phone

Virginia Linden
Seductress in Bar

Ricardo Alba
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Luis Álvarez
A Hotel Clerk

Orlando Beltran
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Dan Bernaducci
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Bob Castro
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Background Observer in Dance Sequence

John Cliff
Bettor at Fight

James Conaty
Extra

Joe Dominguez
Rug Dealer

Henry A. Escalante
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Extra at Fight

Nightclub Extra

Eddie Gomez
A Bellboy

Joe Herrera
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Eddie Kerrant
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Judy Landon
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Eddie Le Baron
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Tony Martinez
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Tina Menard
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David Morales
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George Navarro
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Manuel París
Breakfast Waiter

Pere Rand
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Tony Roux
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Oreste Seragnoli
Priest at Wedding

Antonio

Marc Wilder
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Director

Rudolph Maté
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Producer

Sydney Boehm
writer

D.M. Marshman Jr.
story

Oscar Millard
writer

Robert Presnell Sr.
writer

Edmund Grainger
executive producer

Sam Wiesenthal
producer

producer

Original Music

Roy Webb
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Cinematographer

William E. Snyder
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Editor

Robert Ford
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Albrecht Joseph
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Art Director

Carroll Clark
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Albert S. D'Agostino
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Set Decorator

Darrell Silvera
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Costume Designer

Michael Woulfe

Makeup Department

Mel Berns
makeup artist

Larry Germain
hair stylist

Production Manager

Cliff P. Broughton
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lloyd Richards
assistant director

Sound Department

Frank McWhorter
sound

Clem Portman
sound

Stunts

Henry A. Escalante
stunts

Editorial Department

Stuart Gilmore
editorial supervisor

James Gooch
color consultant

Music Department

C. Bakaleinikoff
musical director

Production Company

RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor

RKO Radio Pictures

C&C Television Corporation

Alpha Video Distributors






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