Don't Gamble with Strangers

Jun 22, 1946

1h 8m

★ 5.1

Overview

Two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Don't Gamble with Strangers Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Mike Samo

Kane Richmond

Fay Benton

Bernadene Hayes

Bob Randall

Peter Cookson

Ruth Hamilfon

Gloria Warren

Creighton

Charles Trowbridge

John Randall

Frank Dae

Pinky Luiz (as Tony Caruso)

Anthony Caruso

Morelli (as Phil Van Zandt)

Philip Van Zandt

John Sanders

Harold Goodwin

Robert Elliot

Leonard Mudie

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

6.0

Shaft's Big Score!

Jun 8, 1972

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

8.0

Casino

Nov 22, 1995

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.

7.0

A River Runs Through It

Oct 9, 1992

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

0.0

Don't Gamble with Love

Feb 28, 1936

Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occasionally models and sings. Because they want to start a family wife feels the need to change their situation. Situation is changed and husband gets a new job and then a promotion but is tricked into a bad business deal and wants to go back to his old life.

5.5

Bait

Feb 24, 1954

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

5.1

Behind the High Wall

Jul 1, 1956

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

6.2

Saratoga

Jul 23, 1937

A horse breeder's granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

6.3

The Shanghai Gesture

Dec 25, 1941

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

5.0

Hot News

Oct 11, 1953

An ex-prize fighter -- now reporter -- tries to expose a gambling ring after an uneven bout in the ring kills a pugilist.

7.2

Uncut Gems

Aug 30, 2019

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

6.3

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Aug 17, 1945

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

6.7

The Gambler

Oct 2, 1974

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

7.1

The Champ

Nov 21, 1931

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.

5.0

The Come On

Apr 16, 1956

A con woman tries to swindle her partner-in-crime husband with the help of one of her former marks. But is she to be trusted?

7.0

The King and the Clown

Dec 29, 2005

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.

0.0

The Debt Of Maximillian

Sep 11, 2020

Maximillian (Max) has a serious addiction his family knows nothing about. He places bets with his friend Charlie, but Charlie has become disappointed with Max's lack of control. Max starts to beg family and friends for large sums of money, but no one's willing to help. Even his successful older brother has doubts about why he needs the money. His younger brother Kyle might be his only hope, but he's in a little bit of trouble pocketing money from his "side" gig. With bank letters threatening to take his house, he becomes more desperate for quick money. He thinks all he needs is just one more sure bet to keep him above water, but luck plays a wicked game.

6.6

The Rocking Horse Winner

Nov 30, 1949

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

6.6

Railroaded!

Sep 25, 1947

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.

6.4

Poolhall Junkies

Jun 30, 2002

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.