The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

🎞️ Movie 65 min US
โ˜… 5.9 /10 1931

Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan agrees to commit suicide after the mandantory one-year moratorium has elapsed. To make things legal, North forces Alan to marry Beverly (Whose brother is also indebted to North) as the beneficiary-of-record. He also assigns 'hitman wannabe' Squint to both keep an eye on Alan and 'do the deed' when the time comes. But as the year progresses, Alan falls in love with Beverly, befriends Squint and decides he doesn't want to die. But how can he convince North to allow a 100 grand to slip through his fingers?

Cast

William Boyd
William Boyd
Alan Beckwith
James Gleason
James Gleason
Squint Dugan
Warner Oland
Warner Oland
Andrew North
Dorothy Sebastian
Dorothy Sebastian
Beverly
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Nora Dugan
June MacCloy
June MacCloy
Mae
William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.
Johnnie Ames
Ralph Ince
Ralph Ince
Webb
Geneva Mitchell
Geneva Mitchell
Trixie
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
Policeman
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Hal Mohr
Cinematographer