Certificate: Passed Unfortunately, leads Boyd and Sebastian are not quite out of the silent era and director Fred Niblo is not so good at directing the dialogue -- nor does the depression that the leads evince for the first half of the movie, help things much. A gang of escaped convicts hijacks a ship and heads for a remote island. When Beckwith protests that he doesn't have a wife, North supplies him one: Beverly Ames (Dorothy Sebastian), who's under North's influence because her brother Johnny (William Collier, Jr.) is also on the hook to him. Add the first question. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying ... See full summary ». A wealthy but neurotic Southern belle finds herself trapped in the hideout of a gang of vicious bootleggers. View production, box office, & company info. When two childhood sweethearts are kept from marrying, misery ensues. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing. He also assigns "hitman wannabe" Squint to both keep an eye on Alan and "do the deed" when the time comes. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. But a lot can happen in a year...Shot beautifully by under-rated DP Hal Mohr, this movie, with a newly mobile sound camera is very good visually. FAQ Alan Beckwith (Bill Boyd) gets local thug Andrew North (Warner Oland) and Beverly Ames (Dorothy Sebastian) involved in a scheme to come up with money fast. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. | Now too surprisingly, suicidal Boyd actually falls in love with this arranged wife and by now it's too late--Oland won't let him out of the deal. He falls in love with Molly, the pretty owner... See full summary », Camille is a courtesan in Paris. Adventure, Certificate: Passed External Reviews (1931). Someone wrote here "could have been better." Chris Stone . Written by On top of all that North not satisfied with just the $5,000.00 ups the policy to $100,000.00 in order to get his monies worth! There probably has never been a movie of which that couldn't have been said. Viewers will recognize Warner Oland as the lead in all the Charlie Chan movies in the 1930s. Action, Certificate: Passed So far so good but it will take a year for the policy to become effective and Alan Beckwith will have to be married for it to be worked out! The Big Gamble (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was released on September 4, 1931 by RKO Pictures. The gang's leader lusts after her, and is determined not to let anything stand in the way of his having her. The Big Gamble opens on New Year's eve, with a broke gambler trying to figure out how to work his way out of debt. Nevertheless, it is true here: The story needed to be fleshed out, with more details of how the good guys almost got out of their mess. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Sound and light quality are a little iffy, but that can be forgiven, since it was the early days of talkies. The film stars William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian, Warner Oland and James Gleason. The Big Gamble () Passed | 1h 5min | Crime , Drama , Romance | 4 September 1931 (USA) Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss … A vacuous and flirtatious daughter of a wealthy rancher falls in love and marries a Texas cowboy and rancher, who calls her 'Montana', and eventually clash over their different lifestyles, to the point of almost ending their marriage.

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