Any Number Can Play (1949)
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38% want to see it
(8 ratings)
In this light drama, Clark Gable once again played his stock-in-trade role of a rogue with a heart of gold. Charlie King (Gable) runs a casino, but, in a business that thrives among the unscrupulous, Charlie takes pride in running an honest game and treating his customers with fairness and respect.… More In this light drama, Clark Gable once again played his stock-in-trade role of a rogue with a heart of gold. Charlie King (Gable) runs a casino, but, in a business that thrives among the unscrupulous, Charlie takes pride in running an honest game and treating his customers with fairness and respect. However, Charlie's wife Lon (Alexis Smith) doesn't care if he runs a fair game -- she regards gambling as a dirty and corrupt business, and no matter how honest Charlie may be, he's still involved in a wicked activity. Charlie's son Paul (Darryl Hickman) is also against him; when Paul gets in trouble and Charlie bails him out of jail, he refuses to leave with him, instead going home with mother. Charlie invites Paul to see what his casino is like, and Lon agrees that Paul should know just what his father does. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Clark Gable could have played in his sleep his part in this verbose Mervyn LeRoy's family melodrama, set almost entirely within a casino.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Routine family drama.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Charley Enley Kyng
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Alexis Smith
as Lon Kyng
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Wendell Corey
as Robbin Elcott
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Audrey Totter
as Alice Elcott
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Frank Morgan
as Jim Kurstyn
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Mary Astor
as Ada
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Lewis Stone
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
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Barry Sullivan
as Tycoon
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Marjorie Rambeau
as Sarah Calbern
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Edgar Buchanan
as Ed
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Leon Ames
as Dr. Palmer
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Mickey Knox
as Pete Senta
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Richard Rober
as Lew "Angle" Debretti
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William Conrad
as Frank Sistina
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Darryl Hickman
as Paul Enley Kyng
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Caleb Peterson
as Sleigh
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Dorothy Comingore
as Mrs. Purcell
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Art Baker
as Mr. Reardon
- Tommy Bond
- Mervyn LeRoy
