The Big Gamble (1931)
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Previously filmed in 1926 as Red Dice, The Big Gamble stars future "Hopalong Cassidy" Bill Boyd as a heavily-in-debt gambler. The suicidal Boyd makes a deal with mobster Warner Oland, whereby Oland will collect Boyd's huge insurance policy--provided he facilitates the gambler's… More Previously filmed in 1926 as Red Dice, The Big Gamble stars future "Hopalong Cassidy" Bill Boyd as a heavily-in-debt gambler. The suicidal Boyd makes a deal with mobster Warner Oland, whereby Oland will collect Boyd's huge insurance policy--provided he facilitates the gambler's entry into The Next World. When Boyd meets beautiful Dorothy Sebastian (then the actor's real-life wife), he finds a new reason for living. Oland, however, refuses to go back on the agreement, and proceeds with his plans to plant Boyd six feet under. The melodramatic elements of The Big Gamble are offset by the welcome comedy relief of James Gleason and ZaSu Pitts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Niblo
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 27, 1931 Wide
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Cast
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Dorothy Sebastian
as Beverly
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Warner Oland
as Mr. Andrew North
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William Collier Jr.
as Johnnie Ames
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James Gleason
as Squint Dugan
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Zasu Pitts
as Nora
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Geneva Mitchell
as Trixie
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Ralph Ince
as Webb
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Fred Walton
as Butler
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Sidney Bracey
as Clerk for Justice of the Peace
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June MacCloy
as Mae
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Edward McWade
as Justice of the Peace
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William 'Stage' Boyd
as Alan Beckwith
