Never Trust a Gambler

Jul 13, 1951

1h 19m

★ 5.0

A true-life MANHUNT

Overview

A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Steve Garry

Dane Clark

Virginia Merrill

Cathy O'Donnell

Police Sgt. Ed Donovan

Tom Drake

Lou Brecker

Jeff Corey

Dolores Alden

Myrna Dell

Police Sgt. Quentin McCloy

Rhys Williams

Phoebe

Kathryn Card

Sunbeam Liquor Store Clerk (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Cap Douglas (uncredited)

Will Wright

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

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7.1

Angel Face

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7.6

Laura

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A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

6.1

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7.9

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7.3

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7.5

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5.7

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7.6

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5.8

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5.8

The Dark Past

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7.3

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Jan 30, 1947

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7.3

Panic

Jan 15, 1947

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6.6

Railroaded!

Sep 25, 1947

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6.5

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A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.

5.8

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4.5

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6.7

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An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.