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Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.
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- TriviaWriter Richard Brooks was originally penciled in to direct but was taken off the picture after Clark Gable was cast. He recalls he was told, "Well, now it's a Gable picture, and you can't expect to direct Gable."
- GoofsAround the 51-minute mark, in the conversation with Charley (Clark Gable), Ada (Mary Astor ) has two sentences that are dubbed (she clearly says something else than what it's heard).
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Charley Enley Kyng: [to prostitute] Unless I hire people, i don't like them workin' here.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
- SoundtracksYou Are My Lucky Star
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Music by Arthur Freed
Lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown (1936)
Hummed by Edgar Buchanan and Caleb peterson
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Sends the right message about the risks of gambling after post world wars
This film focuses wisely more on the risks of individuals with a gambling habit regardless of their economic wealth or lack there of, and not on the dashing film career of the handsome actor Clark Gable. Rather Clark Gable is portrayed as a tough guy who made it through sheer hard work and personal sacrifices to own an illegal gambling den and although the income he and his extended family derive from the profits of their gambling den it leaves him little time for his family or any friends.
The story becomes more about how Clark Gable grapples with his strained relationship with his teenage son and the long line of people who want a share of Gable's wealth even if they have to cheat to get a chunk of the betting profits, or rob him.
In the end the story of how so many lives are crumbled by a fierce and endless gambling habit, and as we all know, the house will always win in the end. In this case there is an unexpected twist at the end that I did not see coming but is worth the price of admission.
I give Gable's performance as well as a number of his co-stars a 7 out of 10 IMDB rating for both good acting and a very good lesson to be learned about gambling habits and knowing when to show them, and when to fold them.
The story becomes more about how Clark Gable grapples with his strained relationship with his teenage son and the long line of people who want a share of Gable's wealth even if they have to cheat to get a chunk of the betting profits, or rob him.
In the end the story of how so many lives are crumbled by a fierce and endless gambling habit, and as we all know, the house will always win in the end. In this case there is an unexpected twist at the end that I did not see coming but is worth the price of admission.
I give Gable's performance as well as a number of his co-stars a 7 out of 10 IMDB rating for both good acting and a very good lesson to be learned about gambling habits and knowing when to show them, and when to fold them.
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- $1,363,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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