Poster of Fate Takes a Hand

Fate Takes a Hand

Plot: When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever
Release Date: Thursday, October 12 1961
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ronald HowardRonald Howard
Ronald Howard was
43 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Tony'.
Sun, Apr 07 1918 –
Thu, Dec 19 1996
Portrait of Christina GreggChristina Gregg
Christina Gregg was
21 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Karon'.
Mon, Dec 18 1939
Portrait of Basil DignamBasil Dignam
Basil Dignam was
55 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Wheeler'.
Tue, Oct 24 1905 –
Wed, Jan 31 1979
Portrait of Jack WatsonJack Watson
Jack Watson was
46 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Bulldog'.
Fri, May 14 1915 –
Sun, Jul 04 1999
Portrait of Peter ButterworthPeter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth was
42 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Ronnie'.
Tue, Feb 04 1919 –
Tue, Jan 16 1979
Portrait of Mary Laura WoodMary Laura Wood
Mary Laura Wood was
37 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Sandra'.
Sat, Mar 08 1924 –
Fri, Mar 30 1990
Portrait of Noel TrevarthenNoel Trevarthen
Noel Trevarthen was
23 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Bob'.
Mon, Jan 10 1938 –
Fri, Dec 03 1999
Portrait of Sheila WhittinghamSheila Whittingham
Sheila Whittingham was
>> in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Jenny'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Valentine DyallValentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall was
53 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Wilson'.
Thu, May 07 1908 –
Mon, Jun 24 1985
Portrait of Willoughby GoddardWilloughby Goddard
Willoughby Goddard was
35 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Rollenshaw'.
Sun, Jul 04 1926 –
Fri, Apr 11 2008
Portrait of Michael PeakeMichael Peake
Michael Peake was
42 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Ross'.
Sun, Oct 13 1918 –
Sat, Apr 01 1967
Portrait of Derek BlomfieldDerek Blomfield
Derek Blomfield was
41 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Briggs'.
Tue, Aug 31 1920 –
Thu, Jul 23 1964
Portrait of Valerie GearonValerie Gearon
Valerie Gearon was
24 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Peggy'.
Mon, Sep 27 1937 –
Wed, Jul 09 2003
Portrait of Peter SwanwickPeter Swanwick
Peter Swanwick was
39 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Preeny'.
Thu, Sep 28 1922 –
Thu, Nov 14 1968
Portrait of Michael AnthonyMichael Anthony
Michael Anthony was
50 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Fuller'.
Tue, Sep 26 1911 –
Sat, Feb 14 1998
Portrait of Carl DueringCarl Duering
Carl Duering was
38 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Mike'.
Tue, May 29 1923 –
Sat, Sep 01 2018
Portrait of Peter BennettPeter Bennett
Peter Bennett was
44 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Max'.
Mon, Sep 17 1917 –
Sat, Dec 23 1989
Portrait of Angela DouglasAngela Douglas
Angela Douglas was
20 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Secretary'.
Tue, Oct 29 1940
Portrait of Eric DodsonEric Dodson
Eric Dodson was
40 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Janitor'.
Wed, Dec 01 1920 –
Thu, Jan 13 2000

Crew

Portrait of Max VarnelMax Varnel
Max Varnel was
36 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Director'
Sat, Mar 21 1925 –
Mon, Jan 15 1996
Portrait of James WilsonJames Wilson
James Wilson was
>> in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Brian ClemensBrian Clemens
Brian Clemens was
30 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Writer'
Thu, Jul 30 1931 –
Sat, Jan 10 2015
Portrait of Spencer ReeveSpencer Reeve
Spencer Reeve was
37 in Fate Takes a Hand
as 'Editor'
Mon, Dec 10 1923 –
Sat, Dec 15 1973