''His Greatest Gamble'' is a 1934 American
drama film
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directed by
John Robertson from a screenplay by
Sidney Buchman and
Harry Hervey, based on a story by
Salisbury Field. The film stars
Richard Dix
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
,
Dorothy Wilson,
Bruce Cabot, and
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore (born Annette O'Brien-Moore, May 2, 1902 – May 3, 1979) was an American actress. She created the role of Rose in the original Broadway production of Elmer Rice's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, '' Street Scene'' (1929), and wa ...
.
Edith Fellows
Edith Marilyn Fellows (May 20, 1923 – June 26, 2011) was an American actress who became a child star in the 1930s. Best known for playing orphans and street urchins, Fellows was an expressive actress with a good singing voice. She made her ...
also has a role, playing the character of Alice Stebbins as a child.
A print is held by the
Library of Congress
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.
[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p.80 c.1978 by the American Film Institute]
Plot summary
Cast
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Richard Dix
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
as Phillip
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Dorothy Wilson as Alice
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Bruce Cabot as Stephen
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Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore (born Annette O'Brien-Moore, May 2, 1902 – May 3, 1979) was an American actress. She created the role of Rose in the original Broadway production of Elmer Rice's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, '' Street Scene'' (1929), and wa ...
as Florence
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Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor who very often played butlers in Hollywood films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was also active in television during the 1950s. He is perhaps best known f ...
as Alfred
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Shirley Grey
Shirley Grey (born Agnes Zetterstrand; April 11, 1902 – August 12, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1930 and 1935.
Biography
Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Grey was the daughter of E. A Zetterstr ...
as Bernice
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Edith Fellows
Edith Marilyn Fellows (May 20, 1923 – June 26, 2011) was an American actress who became a child star in the 1930s. Best known for playing orphans and street urchins, Fellows was an expressive actress with a good singing voice. She made her ...
as Alice, as a Child
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Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon (born Eily Sophie Lees-Craston; 30 October 1879 – 26 September 1961) was an English character actress from about 1900 to the 1940s. She had a stage career in Britain, Australia and America before moving to Hollywood to perfo ...
as Jenny
References
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Films with screenplays by Sidney Buchman
1934 romantic drama films
American black-and-white films
American romantic drama films
1934 films
1930s American films
1930s English-language films
RKO Pictures films
Films directed by John S. Robertson
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