Gambler's Choice (1944)
- Starring:
- Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank McDonald
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Gambler's Choice
Paramount's Pine-Thomas production unit continued its unbroken string of box-office successes with Gambler's Choice. Pine-Thomas perennial Chester Morris plays turn-of-the-century gambler Ross Hadley, owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley's chief antagonist is his boyhood chum Mike McGlennon (Russell Hayden), now a police lieutenant determined to put the gambler out of business. Adding to the rivalry is the fact that both Hadley and McGlennon are in love with cabaret singer Vi Parker (Nancy Kelly). The whole thing sounds a lot like the 1936 MGM film San Francisco, though not enough to spark a lawsuit, of course. Despite its tiny budget, Gambler's Choice is successful in recreating a bygone period and its color characters. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 66 mins
Complete Cast of Gambler's Choice
- Chester Morris - Ross Hadley
- Russell Hayden - Mike McGlennon
- Lee Patrick - Fay Lawrence
- Tom Dugan - Benny
- Charles Arnt - McGrady
- Billy Nelson - Danny May
- Nancy Kelly - Vi Parker
- Sheldon Leonard - Chappie Wilson
- Lloyd Corrigan - Ulysses S. Rogers
- Lyle Talbot - Yellow Gloves Weldon
- Maxine Lewis - Bonnie D'Arcy
- Director(s):
- Frank McDonald
- Writer(s):
- James Edward Grant, Maxwell Shane, Irving G. Reis
- Producer(s):
- William C. Thomas, William Pine
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