The Great Gamble

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The Great Gamble

"A SERIAL ELECTRIC IN IT'S DYNAMIC FORCE AND HIGH VOLTAGE CLIMAXES"

1919

5h 10m

8.0(1 votes)

Adventure

Mystery

Overview

The Great Gamble is a 1919 movie serial.

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9 members

Directing

Charles Hutchison

Ralph Darrell

Acting

Anna Luther

Aline Morton / Eleanor 'Nell' Morton

Acting

Richard Neill

Richard Blake

Acting

William F. Moran

Shorty 'The Rat'

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Acting

William Cavanaugh

Cooley

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Acting

Warren Cook

Roger Morton

Acting

Karl Dane

The sea captain

Acting

Edith Thornton

Mrs. Catherine Morton

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Laura La Plante

(uncredited)

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