Born to Gamble (1935) is an American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures.[1]
| Born to Gamble | |
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| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (novel The Green Poropoulos) E. Morton Hough (continuity, dialogue and story) |
| Produced by | M.H. Hoffman Jr. (associate producer) M.H. Hoffman (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Mildred Johnston |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editFour brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful.
Cast
edit- Onslow Stevens as Dan "Ace" Cartwright (prologue) & Henry Mathews
- H.B. Warner as Carter Mathews
- Maxine Doyle as Cora Strickland
- Eric Linden as Earl Mathews
- Lois Wilson as Paula Mathews
- William Janney as Fred Mathews
- Ben Alexander as Paul Mathews
- Lucien Prival as Al Shultz
Critical reception
editAllmovie noted "one of the more palatable efforts of M.H. Hoffman's poverty-row Liberty Films."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Born to Gamble". BFI. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03.
- ^ "Born to Gamble (1935) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
edit- Born to Gamble at IMDb
- Born to Gamble is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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