Now I'll Tell (1934)

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Though the names have been changed to protect the guilty, this romantic crime drama offers a relatively factual account of the life of Arnold Rothstein, an infamous bookie and is based upon a story by his widow. The story tells how he gambled his way to the top of his profession. Though he… More Though the names have been changed to protect the guilty, this romantic crime drama offers a relatively factual account of the life of Arnold Rothstein, an infamous bookie and is based upon a story by his widow. The story tells how he gambled his way to the top of his profession. Though he originally promised his wife that he would stop gambling once he made $200,000, he became addicted and decided he had to make $300,000 more before he could be happy. Soon his greed leads him to crooked gambling. Things get worse when he openly carries on an affair with a singer. The bookies dirty dealings get him into trouble and his wife is kidnapped while he is out of town. While rushing back to save her, he has a car accident and his lover is killed. By the time she is rescued, the wife has decided enough is enough and takes off to get a European divorce. The greedy gambler finds himself utterly lost without his two lovers and so after selling his wife's jewels takes out a large insurance policy upon himself. On an interesting footnote: Inez Norton, Rothstein's real-life widow, has a bit part in the film, as does then-ingenue Susan Fleming, AKA Mrs. Harpo Marx. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.
Directed By: Edwin J. Burke
Genres: Drama, Romance

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Cast

            Spencer Tracy as Murray Golden

            Helen Twelvetrees as Virginia Golden

            Alice Faye as Peggy Warren

            Robert Gleckler as Al Mositer

            Henry O'Neill as Doran

            Hobart Cavanaugh as Freddie

            G.P. Huntley as Hart

            Shirley Temple as Mary Doran

            Leon Ames as Mac

            Gertrude Astor as Freddie's Wife

            Irving Bacon as Attendant

            Vince Barnett as Peppo

            Brooks Benedict
            
            Lane Chandler as Friend

            Ray Cooke as Traylor

            Ronnie Cosbey as Tommy Jr.

            James Donlan as Honey Smith

            Susan Fleming
            
            Mary Forbes as Mrs. Drake

            Donald Haines as Messenger Boy

            Selmar Jackson as Decker

            Eddie Kane
            
            Claude King as Captain of Ship

            June Lang as Girl at Beach

            Mae Madison as Waitress

            Frank Marlowe as Curtis

            Theodore Newton as Joe Ready

            Jack Norton as Bits

            John Sheehan
            
            Ruth Warren
            
            Barbara Weeks as Wynne

            Clarence H. Wilson as Davis

            Alice Calhoun as Mrs. Doran

            James Murray
            
            Inez Norton
            
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