DramaCrime

Gambler's Choice

- A Thunder bolt of thrills...with life betting on the turn of a card!

The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...

Release Date : 1944-04-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pine-Thomas Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ross Hadley

Original Name : Chester Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Hayes / Vi Parker

Original Name : Nancy Kelly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mike McGlennon

Original Name : Russell Hayden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fay Lawrence

Original Name : Lee Patrick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ulysses Sylvester Rogers

Original Name : Lloyd Corrigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chappie Wilson

Original Name : Sheldon Leonard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yellow Gloves Weldon

Original Name : Lyle Talbot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonnie D'Arcy

Original Name : Maxine Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benny

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Honest John McGrady

Original Name : Charles Arnt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danny May

Original Name : Billy Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Carr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toby (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phony Robbery Victim (uncredited)

Original Name : Byron Foulger

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-30

This is quite an enjoyable story about an "Hadley" (Chester Morris) who runs a fancy gambling joint. He manages to fix the local council election and get his decent, honourable, childhood pal "Mike" (Russell Hayden) made captain of the local precinct. "Chappie" (Sheldon Leonard), meantime, owns a rival establishment and puts out a contract on "Hadley". He survives, OK, but a policeman is killed and this forces his erstwhile buddy to mobilise the force to raid all the casinos in their "Tenderloin" locale. The ruthless "Hadley" soon flexes his muscle and "Mike" is soon demoted, and on traffic detail in some backwater. That is, until he is recruited by a special prosecutor and charged with breaking up these seedy operations - and the battle lines are drawn. Mary Kelly provides their (shared) love interest adequately enough, but she and the romantic elements feature but sparingly in this otherwise pretty decent crime thriller with just enough action and a few twists and turns to keep it interesting. It's got some nice old motor cars too.