''Gambling'' is a 1934 American

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Rowland V. Lee and written by Garrett Graham. It is based on the 1929 play ''

Gambling Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three el ...

'' by

George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudev ...

. The film stars George M. Cohan,

Wynne Gibson Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 – May 15, 1987) was an American actress of the 1930s. Early years Gibson was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin Gibson. Her father was an efficiency expert, and ...

Dorothy Burgess Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was an American stage and motion-picture actress. Family, education Born in Los Angeles in 1907, Burgess was a niece of Fay Bainter. On her father's side, she was related to David C. Montgome ...

, Theodore Newton, Harold Healy and Walter Gilbert. The film was released on November 3, 1934, by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film ...

Plot

Cast

as Al Draper *

as Maizie Fuller *

as Dorothy Kane * Theodore Newton as Ray Braddock *Harold Healy as Ben Connolly *Walter Gilbert as Insp. Freelock *

Cora Witherspoon Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was an American stage and film character actress whose career spanned nearly half a century. She began in theatre where she remained rooted even after entering motion pictures in the ...

as Mrs. Edna Seeley *Joseph Allen Sr. as Joe *Percy Ames as Mr. B *Six Spirits of Rhythm as Speciality Number

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* 1934 films American crime films 1934 crime films Fox Film films Films directed by Rowland V. Lee American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language crime films {{1930s-crime-film-stub