Any Number Can Play
The most exciting picture in years!
1949 | 112m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Richard Brooks, Edward Harris Heth |
| Staring: |
| When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1949 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Richard Brooks, Edward Harris Heth |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, casino, loyalty, stress, compulsive gambling, craps, illegal gambling, heart condition, gambling house, croupier, loaded dice, shooting dice, father son conflict, loyal wife, a decent man, dabbling |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,205,000
Budget: $1,363,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clark Gable | Charley Enley Kyng |
| Alexis Smith | Lon Kyng |
| Wendell Corey | Robbin Elcott |
| Audrey Totter | Alice Elcott |
| Frank Morgan | Jim Kurstyn |
| Mary Astor | Ada |
| Lewis Stone | Ben Gavery Snelerr |
| Barry Sullivan | Tycoon |
| Marjorie Rambeau | Sarah Calbern |
| Edgar Buchanan | Ed |
| Leon Ames | Dr. Palmer |
| Mickey Knox | Pete Senta |
| Richard Rober | Lew 'Angie' Debretti |
| William Conrad | Frank Sistina |
| Darryl Hickman | Paul Enley Kyng |
| Caleb Peterson | Sleigh |
| Dorothy Comingore | Mrs. Purcell |
| Art Baker | Mr. Reardon |
| Scotty Beckett | Paul Kyng as a Boy, in Photo (uncredited) |
| Charles Arnt | Joe Josephs (uncredited) |
| Barbara Billingsley | Gambler (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| William Edmunds | Men's Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fowley | Smitty (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Edward Harris Heth | Novel |
| Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Al Shenberg | Production Manager |
| Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Arthur Freed | Producer |
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