The Gamblers (1929 film)
The Gamblers | |
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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Written by | De Leon Anthony (titles) |
Screenplay by | J. Grubb Alexander (& dialogue) |
Based on | play by Charles Klein |
Starring | H.B. Warner Lois Wilson |
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 drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[1] It is considered to be a lost film.[2][3]
Plot[]
Jason Robards Sr. (Carvel Emerson) and George Fawcett (Emerson Jr.) play 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
References[]
External links[]
- The Gamblers at IMDb
- The Gamblers at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1929 films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Michael Curtiz
- American films
- 1929 drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Warner Bros. films
- American drama films
- Lost American films
- 1929 lost films
- Lost drama films
- 1920s drama film stubs