The Ball of Fortune (novel)
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Author | Sydney Horler |
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Language | English |
Genre | Sports mystery |
Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
Publication date | 1925 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type |
The Ball of Fortune is a 1925 sports mystery novel by the British writer Sydney Horler, a prolific author. As with many other of his novels during the decade it was serialised by the News of the World.[1]
Film adaptation
In 1926 it was adapted into a silent film of the same title featuring real-life football Billy Meredith as well as actors Mabel Poulton, Dorothy Boyd and John Longden.[2] Shooting took place at Elland Road, home of Leeds United.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Glynn, Stephen. The British Football Film. Springer, 2018.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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