Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 5m

The Big Gamble

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Director
Fred Niblo
Cast
William Boyd as Alan Beckwith Dorothy Sebastian as Beverly Ames Beckwith Warner Oland as Andrew North James Gleason as Fred 'Squint' Dugan Geneva Mitchell as Trixie, North's Companion Zasu Pitts as Nora Dugan
Crew
Hal Mohr — Director of Photography Joseph Kane — Editor Walter DeLeon — Screenplay F. McGrew Willis — Screenplay Octavus Roy Cohen — Novel Charles R. Rogers — Producer
Synopsis

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

Mood & Themes
gamblerforced marriage
Key Collaborators
Fred Niblo Director Hal Mohr Director of Photography Joseph Kane Editor Walter DeLeon Screenplay F. McGrew Willis Screenplay Octavus Roy Cohen Novel Charles R. Rogers Producer Gwen Wakeling Costume Design
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