Men of Chance

{{Infobox film

| name = Men of Chance

| image = File:Men of Chance.jpg

| alt = Exposed

| caption =

| director = George Archainbaud
Tommy Atkins (assistant)

| producer = William LeBaron

| writer = Louis Weitzenkorn

| based_on =

| screenplay = Louis Stevens
Eddie Welch

| narrator =

| starring = Ricardo Cortez
Mary Astor
John Halliday

| music = Max Steiner

| cinematography = Nicholas Musuraca

| editing = Archie Marshek

| studio = RKO Radio Pictures

| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1931|12||New York}}

| runtime = 67 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Men of Chance is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud, starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, and John Halliday.{{cite web|title=Men of Chance|url= https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4953-MEN-OFCHANCE|website=AFI|publisher=afi.com}}{{cite web|title=Men of Chance (1932)|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1805/men-of-chance#articles-reviews|website=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=December 14, 2022}}

Plot

A destitute Marthe Preston is in dire straits in Paris until gambler Richard Dorval comes to her aid. In gratitude, she agrees to a scheme of Dorval's to seduce and wed his rival, "Diamond Johnny" Silk, then help ruin Johnny's horse-racing business interests.

Marthe's inside information enables Dorval and an accomplice, bookie Joe Farley, to bribe Johnny's jockeys to deliberately lose races or to help them influence the odds. Johnny learns the truth and demands she leave. Martha has fallen in love with her husband, however, so she pretends to go along with a plot to poison Johnny's horse, double-crossing Dorval and rejoicing in Johnny's triumph.