''The Gambling Sex'' is a 1932 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Ruth Hall,

Grant Withers Granville Gustavus Withers (January 17, 1905 – March 27, 1959) was an American film actor who acted under the screen name Grant Withers. With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into sound films, establishing himself with a lis ...

and

Maston Williams Maston Williams (April 23, 1879 – July 15, 1978) was an American actor who appeared in films during the 1930s. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1939. Selected filmography * ''Clearing the Range'' (1931) * '' Without Hono ...

.Pitts p.158

Synopsis

A wealthy young woman becomes addicted to gambling, suffering increasingly heavy losses.

Cast

* Ruth Hall as Sheila Tracy *

as Bill Foster *

as Ralph Jordan *

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ...

as John Tracy * Jean Porter as Daisy *

James Eagles James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

as Sandy Lane - Jockey (as Jimmy Eagles) * Murdock MacQuarrie as Thompson * Ted Adams as Mason - Manager of Gambling Club *

Jack Cheatham John Preston Cheatham (December 28, 1894 – March 30, 1971) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. During his career he appeared in almost 200 films, with 100 of them being features. Life and career Born John Preston Cheat ...

as Gambling Club Cashier * Henry Hall as Doctor *

Duke R. Lee Duke R. Lee (May 13, 1881 – April 1, 1959) was an American actor. Lee's career began when he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and he later played Buffalo Bill on film. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1913 and 1946. I ...

as Roulette Croupier * George Morrell as Night Club Waiter

References

Bibliography

*Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer Films set in Florida Films about gambling 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub