The Girl and the Gambler is a 1939 Western film, from RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tim Holt. It was an early starring Western for Holt, who soon replaced George O'Brien as the studio's main Western star.[2]
| The Girl and the Gambler | |
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| Directed by | Lew Landers James Anderson (assistant) |
| Written by | Joseph A. Fields Clarence Upson Young |
| Based on | play The Dove by Willard Mack |
| Produced by | Cliff Reid |
| Starring | Tim Holt Leo Carrillo |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was based on a play which had been filmed by RKO in 1932 as Girl of the Rio.[3]
It was originally called The Dove.[4]
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- Tim Holt as Johnny Powell
- Leo Carrillo as El Rayo
- Steffi Duna as Dolores "The Dove" Romero
- Esther Muir as Madge
- Paul Fix as Charlie
- Donald MacBride as Mike Bascom
Reception edit
The New York Times called it "a dead duck".[5]
See also edit
- The Dove (1927)
References edit
- ^ "The Girl and the Gambler: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ The Girl and the Gambler at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p132
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (May 10, 1939). "R.K.O. Will Release Laurel-Hardy Comedy: Donat Films Named Stevenson Gets Lead Newlywed Series Set Guild Plans Cinema MacMurray Testing". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.
- ^ FRANK S. NUGENT. (June 28, 1939). "THE SCREEN". New York Times. p. 24.
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