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The Big Gamble

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

1h 5m1931TMDb 6.1

ThrillerCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Fred NibloFred NibloDirectorWilliam BoydWilliam BoydAlan BeckwithDorothy SebastianDorothy SebastianBeverly Ames BeckwithWarner OlandWarner OlandAndrew NorthJames GleasonJames GleasonFred 'Squint' DuganGeneva MitchellGeneva MitchellTrixie · North's CompanionZasu PittsZasu PittsNora DuganJune MacCloyJune MacCloyMae RobbinsWilliam Collier Jr.William Collier Jr.Johnnie AmesRalph InceRalph InceWebb

Storyline

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

  • RKO Radio Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
4 September 1931
Runtime
1h 5m
TMDB score
6.1 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
Fred Niblo
Writers
Octavus Roy Cohen, Walter DeLeon, F. McGrew Willis
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English