''Gambling Ship'' is a 1938 American

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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. ...

and written by Alex Gottlieb. The film stars Robert Wilcox,

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, Edward Brophy,

Irving Pichel Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career. Career Pichel was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Cent ...

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and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on December 16, 1938, by

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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 ''

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'' described the film as a "dawdling cheapie with a light cast which topples to the status of a 'C' programmer."

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* {{Aubrey Scotto 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