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Any Number Can Play (1949)

Any Number Can Play (1949)

Drama

The most exciting picture in years!

Release Date: 1949, July 15
Directors: Mervyn LeRoy
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Jack Gargan, Clark Gable, Frank Morgan, Mickey Knox, William Edmunds, Dick Gordon, Barbara Billingsley, Wendell Corey, Benny Bartlett, Alexis Smith, Douglas Fowley, Robert B. Williams

Overview:

When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.

Keywords:

gambling casino loyalty father son conflict illegal gambling heart condition stress compulsive gambling gambling house a decent man loyal wife croupier craps loaded dice shooting dice dabbling