"He's the King of the Gamblers!"
A gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
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Alan Ladd
Salty O'Rourke
Gail Russell
Barbara Brooks
William Demarest
Smitty
Stanley Clements
Johnny Cates
Bruce Cabot
Doc Baxter
Spring Byington
Mrs. Brooks
Rex Williams
Babe
Darryl Hickman
Sneezer
Marjorie Woodworth
Lola
Don Zelaya
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