King of Gamblers is a 1937 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan and Buster Crabbe. Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge. (The film was also known as Czar of the Slot Machines.)
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| Directed by | Robert Florey John E. Burch (assistant) |
| Written by | Doris Anderson |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Harvey Johnston |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
By her own account, silent film star Louise Brooks played a bit part in the film for Florey, who "specialised in giving jobs to destitute and sufficiently grateful actresses", referring both to herself and to Evelyn Brent.[1] Despite the fact her name appears in the studio campaign book, Brooks does not appear in the completed film.[2]
Cast
edit- Claire Trevor as Dixie Moore
- Lloyd Nolan as Jim Adams
- Akim Tamiroff as Steve Kalkas
- Buster Crabbe as Eddie
- Helen Burgess as Jackie Nolan
- Porter Hall as George Kramer
- Barlowe Borland as Mr. Parker
- Purnell Pratt as Strohm
- Colin Tapley as Joe
- Paul Fix as Charlie
- Cecil Cunningham as Big Edna
- Fay Holden as Nurse
- Evelyn Brent as Cora
- Louise Brooks as Joyce Beaton (scenes deleted)
References
edit- ^ "Louise Brooks, Stardom and Evelyn Brent", Toronto Film Society, January 13, 1975
- ^ "King of Gamblers (filmography page)". Louise Brooks Society. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
External links
edit- King of Gamblers at IMDb
- King of Gamblers (filmography page) at Louise Brooks Society
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