Now I'll Tell (1934)
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(232 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Edwin J. Burke
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
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Cast
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Spencer Tracy
as Murray Golden
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Helen Twelvetrees
as Virginia Golden
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Alice Faye
as Peggy Warren
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Robert Gleckler
as Al Mositer
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Henry O'Neill
as Doran
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Hobart Cavanaugh
as Freddie
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G.P. Huntley
as Hart
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Shirley Temple
as Mary Doran
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Leon Ames
as Mac
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Gertrude Astor
as Freddie's Wife
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Irving Bacon
as Attendant
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Vince Barnett
as Peppo
- Brooks Benedict
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Lane Chandler
as Friend
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Ray Cooke
as Traylor
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Ronnie Cosbey
as Tommy Jr.
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James Donlan
as Honey Smith
- Susan Fleming
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Mary Forbes
as Mrs. Drake
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Donald Haines
as Messenger Boy
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Selmar Jackson
as Decker
- Eddie Kane
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Claude King
as Captain of Ship
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June Lang
as Girl at Beach
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Mae Madison
as Waitress
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Frank Marlowe
as Curtis
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Theodore Newton
as Joe Ready
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Jack Norton
as Bits
- John Sheehan
- Ruth Warren
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Barbara Weeks
as Wynne
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Clarence H. Wilson
as Davis
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Alice Calhoun
as Mrs. Doran
- James Murray
- Inez Norton
