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 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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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- 1925 British novels
- 1925 English-language novels
- British sports novels
- British mystery novels
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- Novels about association football
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- British novels adapted into films
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- Novels by Sydney Horler
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