The Gamblers (1929 film)
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The Gamblers | |
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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Written by | De Leon Anthony (titles) |
Screenplay by | J. Grubb Alexander (screenplay and dialogue) |
Based on | the 1910 play The Gamblers by Charles Klein |
Starring | H. B. Warner Lois Wilson Jason Robards, Sr. |
Cinematography | William Reese |
Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
Music by | Alois Reiser |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Gamblers is a 1929 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring H. B. Warner, Lois Wilson, and Jason Robards, Sr. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[1] It is considered to be a lost film.[2][3]
Plot
Carvel Emerson and Emerson, Jr., are a father-and-son team of cons who gamble their firm's assets. Emerson, Jr., is caught investing money that does not belong to him, and is indicted on a swindling charge. The district attorney handling the case is the husband of his former sweetheart. This gives the district attorney an opportunity to prosecute his romantic rival.
Cast
- H. B. Warner as James Darwin
- Lois Wilson as Catherine Darwin
- Jason Robards, Sr., as Carvel Emerson
- George Fawcett as Emerson, Sr.
- Johnny Arthur as George Cowper
- Frank Campeau as Raymond
- Pauline Garon as Isabel Emerson
- Charles Sellon as Tooker
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