The Big Gamble (1931)
Previously filmed in 1926 as Red Dice, The Big Gamble stars future "Hopalong Cassidy" Bill Boyd as a heavily-in-debt gambler. The suicidal Boyd makes a deal with mobster Warner Oland, whereby Oland will collect Boyd's huge insurance policy--provided he facilitates the gambler's entry into The Next World. When Boyd meets beautiful Dorothy Sebastian (then the actor's real-life wife), he finds a new reason for living. Oland, however, refuses to go back on the agreement, and proceeds with his plans to plant Boyd six feet under. The melodramatic elements of The Big Gamble are offset by the welcome comedy relief of James Gleason and ZaSu Pitts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dorothy Sebastian, Warner Oland, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fred Niblo
Synopsis of The Big Gamble
Previously filmed in 1926 as Red Dice, The Big Gamble stars future "Hopalong Cassidy" Bill Boyd as a heavily-in-debt gambler. The suicidal Boyd makes a deal with mobster Warner Oland, whereby Oland will collect Boyd's huge insurance policy--provided he facilitates the gambler's entry into The Next World. When Boyd meets beautiful Dorothy Sebastian (then the actor's real-life wife), he finds a new reason for living. Oland, however, refuses to go back on the agreement, and proceeds with his plans to plant Boyd six feet under. The melodramatic elements of The Big Gamble are offset by the welcome comedy relief of James Gleason and ZaSu Pitts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Big Gamble
- Dorothy Sebastian - Beverly
- William Collier, Jr. - Johnnie Ames
- ZaSu Pitts - Nora
- Ralph Ince - Webb
- Sidney Bracey - Clerk for Justice of the Peace
- June MacCloy - Mae
- Warner Oland - Mr. Andrew North
- James Gleason - Squint Dugan
- Geneva Mitchell - Trixie
- Fred Walton - Butler
- William "Stage" Boyd - Alan Beckwith
- Edward McWade - Justice of the Peace
- Director(s):
- Fred Niblo
- Writer(s):
- F. McGrew Willis, Walter de Leon, Roy Octavus Cohen
- Producer(s):
- Harry Joe Brown
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