''Gambling Ship'' is a 1938 American
mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
Aubrey Scotto
Aubrey H. Scotto (August 21, 1895 – June 24, 1953) was an American film director, writer and film editor.
Born in Los Angeles and active in films from 1929, Scotto graduated from directing short subjects to Republic Pictures features in 1933.
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and written by Alex Gottlieb. The film stars
Robert Wilcox,
Helen Mack
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,
Edward Brophy,
Irving Pichel
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Career
Pichel was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Cent ...
,
Joe Sawyer
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Early life
Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...
and
Selmer Jackson. The film was released on December 16, 1938, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
Gambler helps a debt-ridden orphanage that was started by his late wife.
Cast
Production
Production began on the film in early November 1938.
The film was part of the Crime Club mystery series.
11 films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939.
Release
''Gambling Ship'' was distributed by
Universal Pictures Company, Inc. on December 16, 1938.
Reception
From contemporary reviews, a reviewer in ''
Variety
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Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' described the film as a "dawdling cheapie with a light cast which topples to the status of a 'C' programmer."
References
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1938 films
American mystery films
1938 mystery films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Aubrey Scotto
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films