The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Brown HolmesScreenplay
- Alfred E. GreenDirector
- Ralph BlockScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edward G. RobinsonJim 'Buck' Turner
- Genevieve TobinMarge Mayhew Turner
- Glenda FarrellValerie 'Val' Wilson
- Robert BarratTex Willis
- Hobart CavanaughGeorge Mayhew
- Gordon WestcottJoe
- Sidney TolerJohn Bright
- War CryDark Hazard, a Greyhound Dog
- Henry B. WalthallSchultz
- George MeekerPres Barrow
- Emma DunnMrs. Mayhew
- Willard RobertsonBill 'Billy' Fallen
Stills
Themes
gamblingpre-codecompulsive gambler