The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

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The Big Gamble

1931

1h 5m

6.0(7 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

William Boyd

Alan Beckwith

William Boyd

Acting

Dorothy Sebastian

Beverly Ames Beckwith

Dorothy Sebastian

Acting

Warner Oland

Andrew North

Warner Oland

Acting

James Gleason

Fred 'Squint' Dugan

James Gleason

Acting

Geneva Mitchell

Trixie, North's Companion

Geneva Mitchell

Acting

Zasu Pitts

Nora Dugan

Zasu Pitts

Acting

June MacCloy

Mae Robbins

June MacCloy

Acting

William Collier Jr.

Johnnie Ames

William Collier Jr.

Acting

Ralph Ince

Webb

Ralph Ince

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