Men of Chance
1931 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry. After the marriage Martha, who has genuinely fallen in love with Silk, innocently feeds his inside betting information to Dorval, causing Silk to lose a fortune. When she realizes what she's done, she confesses all to her husband, who becomes enraged and orders her out of his life. Faced with poverty, she teams up once again with Dorval as he asks her to betray Silk one last time.
Direction George Archainbaud
Cast Ricardo Cortez · Mary Astor · John Halliday · Ralph Ince · Kitty Kelly · James Donlan · George Davis · Herman Bing · Lynton Brent · André Cheron · Jean De Briac · Tom Francis · John Larkin · Carl M. Leviness · Tom McGuire · Harold Miller · Frank Mills · Edmund Mortimer · Ellinor Vanderveer
Soundtrack Max Steiner · Emil Gerstenberger
Screenplay Louis Stevens · Eddie Welch · Louis Weitzenkorn
Cinematography Nicholas Musuraca · William H. Clothier · Harold E. Wellman · Harry J. Wild
Original title Men of Chance
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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