title: Children of Chance (1949 film)
text: # Children of Chance (1949 film)
  
  Children of Chance is a 1949 British drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Patricia Medina, Yvonne Mitchell and Manning Whiley.
  
  It was shot on location in Ischia at the same time as an Italian version Alarm Bells, also directed by Zampa but with a different cast. Michael Medwin adapted the original Italian screenplay for the English version.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  Agostina has made some money in the black market of Rome during the Second World War and sent it back to her hometown priest for safekeeping. However, returning to the island intending to recover the money, she finds that the priest has died and his successor has used it to build an orphanage.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Patricia Medina as Agostina
  * Manning Whiley as Don Andrea
  * Yvonne Mitchell as Australia
  * Barbara Everest as Francesca
  * Eliot Makeham as Vicar
  * George Woodbridge as Butcher
  * Frank Tickle as Mayor
  * Eric Pohlmann as Sergeant
  * Edward Lexy as Doctor
  * Carlo Giustini as Marco
  