''The Beautiful Gambler'' is a 1921 silent

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film directed by William Worthington and starring

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, and

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. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

Molly Hanlon marries a villainous and professional gambler after her father gets into a lot of debt from gambling. One day, the saloon she is at catches on fire, but she is saved by Miles Rand. Both Hanlon and Rand assume that the gambler has perished, and move to New York. However, it is revealed that the gambler is not dead, and he tracks the two down to kill them in revenge. He is unsuccessful. and Rand kills him, but authorities unaware of the circumstances arrest him and have him convicted of murder. One of the gambler's associates explains the situation to authorities, and Rand is freed. The film ends with Hanlon and Rand being free to marry.

Cast

as Molly Hanlon *

as Miles Rand *

as Lee Kirk *

Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ...

as Jim Devlin *

Herschel Mayall Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935. Biography He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Mic ...

as Judge Rand *

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as Mark Hanlon

References

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* 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by William Worthington Universal Pictures films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub