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Don't Gamble with Love

Don't Gamble with Love

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Don't Gamble with Love

"YOU READ'EM...AND THEY WEAP!"

1936

1h 5m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occasionally models and sings. Because they want to start a family wife feels the need to change their situation. Situation is changed and husband gets a new job and then a promotion but is tricked into a bad business deal and wants to go back to his old life.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Ann Edwards

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Jerry Edwards

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Rick Collins

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

John Crane

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Martin Gage

George McKay

George McKay

Dan

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Grace

Phillip Trent

Phillip Trent

Bob Grant

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Salesman

Maude Allen

Stout Woman

Creative team

Directed by: Dudley Murphy
Written by: Harold Buchman
Lee Loeb

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