The Gambling Sex

Nov 21, 1932

0h 59m

★ 6.0

Overview

A wealthy young socialite gets the gambling bug, and soon it goes from being just a fun pastime to an addiction, and she begins to lose more and more of her fortune.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Monarch Film Corporation

The Gambling Sex Trailers

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Cast

Sheila Tracy

Ruth Hall

Bill Foster

Grant Withers

Ralph Jordan

Maston Williams

John Tracy

John St. Polis

Classmate

Jean Porter

Sandy

James Eagles

Thompson

Murdock MacQuarrie

Gambler

Ted Adams

Judge

Henry Hall

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5.3

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0.0

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6.7

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6.0

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6.9

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7.1

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0.0

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5.0

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4.8

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5.3

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7.0

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4.5

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6.0

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0.0

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0.0

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5.1

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6.3

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6.9

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