Games Gamblers Play

Oct 16, 1974

1h 47m

★ 6.5

Overview

Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Games Gamblers Play Trailers

Cast

Man

Michael Hui Koon-Man

Kit

Sam Hui

Gambler at Beach

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Pei Pei

Betty Ting Pei

Siu Mei

Lisa Lui Yau-Wai

Man at Milk Bar Getting Parking Ticket

Roy Chiao

Girl at Milk Bar

Judy Dirkin

Fatty

Chin Ti

Boss Ching

Wong Sam

Bully

Benz Hui Siu-Hung

Man's Wife

Helena Law Lan

Casino Clerk

Dean Shek Tin

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