Born to Gamble
{{short description|1935 film by Phil Rosen}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Born to Gamble
| image = Born to Gamble FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Phil Rosen
| producer = M.H. Hoffman Jr. (associate producer)
M.H. Hoffman (producer)
| writer = Edgar Wallace (novel The Green Poropoulos)
E. Morton Hough (continuity, dialogue and story)
| starring = See below
| music =
| cinematography = Gilbert Warrenton
| editing = Mildred Johnston
| studio = Liberty Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{film date|1935|7|10|United States}}
| runtime = 63 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Born to Gamble is a 1935 American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6f7bd9c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203012217/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6f7bd9c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-02-03|title=Born to Gamble|work=BFI}}
Plot
Four brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful.
Cast
- Onslow Stevens as Dan "Ace" Cartwright (prologue) & Henry Mathews
- H.B. Warner as Carter Mathews
- Maxine Doyle as Cora Strickland
- Eric Linden as Earl Mathews
- Lois Wilson as Paula Mathews
- William Janney as Fred Mathews
- Ben Alexander as Paul Mathews
- Lucien Prival as Al Shultz
Critical reception
Allmovie noted "one of the more palatable efforts of M.H. Hoffman's poverty-row Liberty Films."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/born-to-gamble-v85723|title=Born to Gamble (1935) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0026131|title=Born to Gamble}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=born_to_gamble|name=Born to Gamble}}
{{Edgar Wallace}}
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Category:1935 romantic drama films
Category:1930s adventure drama films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American adventure drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American films about gambling
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:English-language adventure drama films
Category:English-language romantic drama films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
Category:Films directed by Phil Rosen
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