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Status
Released
Release
1934
Runtime
1h 13m
"HE'D GAMBLE YOUR WEDDING RING ON QUEENS OVER DEUCES... BUT HE WOULDN'T STOP LOVING YOU ON A BET!"
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. Jim buys racing dog Dark Hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on roulette.
22 Cast Members
Edward G. Robinson
Jim 'Buck' Turner
Genevieve Tobin
Marge Mayhew Turner
Glenda Farrell
Valerie 'Val' Wilson
Robert Barrat
Tex Willis
Hobart Cavanaugh
George Mayhew
Gordon Westcott
Joe
Sidney Toler
John Bright
War Cry
Dark Hazard, a Greyhound Dog
Henry B. Walthall
Schultz
George Meeker
Pres Barrow
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Mayhew
Willard Robertson
Bill 'Billy' Fallen
William V. Mong
Plummer, Hotel Owner
Sam McDaniel
George, the Train Porter (uncredited)
George Chandler
Soapy Sam Lambert
James Donlan
Man Advising Jim at Dog Track
Harrison Greene
Roulette Dealer at Benny's Casino
Lew Harvey
Mr. Stein's Assistant
Leonard Mudie
Birdy, Australian Tout
Cyril Ring
Extra at Third Roulette Table
