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The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

Genres

ThrillerCrime

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A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 September 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Boyd

William Boyd

Alan Beckwith

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Beverly Ames Beckwith

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Andrew North

James Gleason

James Gleason

Fred 'Squint' Dugan

Geneva Mitchell

Geneva Mitchell

Trixie, North's Companion

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Nora Dugan

June MacCloy

June MacCloy

Mae Robbins

William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Johnnie Ames

Ralph Ince

Ralph Ince

Webb

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