Born to Gamble
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Born to Gamble | |
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File:Born to Gamble FilmPoster.jpeg | |
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 |
Born to Gamble (1935) is an American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures.[1]
Plot
Four brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful.
Cast
- 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
Allmovie noted "one of the more palatable efforts of M.H. Hoffman's poverty-row Liberty Films."[2]
References
- ^ "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
- Born to Gamble at IMDb
- Born to Gamble is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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- 1935 films
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- 1935 romantic drama films
- 1935 adventure films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
- Gambling films
- American romantic drama films
- Films directed by Phil Rosen
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
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