Gambler's Choice
A Thunder bolt of thrills...with life betting on the turn of a card!
1944 | 66m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Frank McDonald |
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| Writer: | Maxwell Shane, James Edward Grant, Irving Reis, Howard Emmett Rogers |
| Staring: |
| The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York... | |
| Release Date: | Apr 27, 1944 |
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| Director: | Frank McDonald |
| Writer: | Maxwell Shane, James Edward Grant, Irving Reis, Howard Emmett Rogers |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | gambling |
| Production Companies | Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 28, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chester Morris | Ross Hadley |
| Nancy Kelly | Mary Hayes / Vi Parker |
| Russell Hayden | Mike McGlennon |
| Lee Patrick | Fay Lawrence |
| Lloyd Corrigan | Ulysses Sylvester Rogers |
| Sheldon Leonard | Chappie Wilson |
| Lyle Talbot | Yellow Gloves Weldon |
| Maxine Lewis | Bonnie D'Arcy |
| Tom Dugan | Benny |
| Charles Arnt | Honest John McGrady |
| Billy Nelson | Danny May |
| Jack Carr | Jim (uncredited) |
| Joseph Crehan | Toby (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Phony Robbery Victim (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank McDonald | Director |
| Maxwell Shane | Screenplay |
| James Edward Grant | Story |
| Irving Reis | Screenplay |
| Howard Emmett Rogers | Story |
| Fred Jackman Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Mort Glickman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William C. Thomas | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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This is quite an enjoyable story about an "Hadley" (Chester Morris) who runs a fancy gambling joint. He manages to fix the local council election and get his decent, honourable, childhood pal "Mike" (Russell Hayden) made captain of the local precinct. "Chappie" (Sheldon Leonard), meantime, owns a ri ... val establishment and puts out a contract on "Hadley". He survives, OK, but a policeman is killed and this forces his erstwhile buddy to mobilise the force to raid all the casinos in their "Tenderloin" locale. The ruthless "Hadley" soon flexes his muscle and "Mike" is soon demoted, and on traffic detail in some backwater. That is, until he is recruited by a special prosecutor and charged with breaking up these seedy operations - and the battle lines are drawn. Mary Kelly provides their (shared) love interest adequately enough, but she and the romantic elements feature but sparingly in this otherwise pretty decent crime thriller with just enough action and a few twists and turns to keep it interesting. It's got some nice old motor cars too.