The Big Gamble (1931)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	William Boyd	...	Alan Beckwith (as Bill Boyd)
	James Gleason	...	Fred 'Squint' Dugan
	Warner Oland	...	Andrew North
	Dorothy Sebastian	...	Beverly Ames Beckwith
	Zasu Pitts	...	Nora Dugan
	June MacCloy	...	Mae Robbins
	William Collier Jr.	...	Johnnie Ames
	Ralph Ince	...	Webb
	Geneva Mitchell	...	Trixie, North's Companion

Storyline

Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan agrees to commit suicide after the mandantory one-year moratorium has elapsed. To make things legal, North forces Alan to marry Beverly (Whose brother is also indebted to North) as the beneficiary-of-record. He also assigns "hitman wannabe" Squint to both keep an eye on Alan and "do the deed" when the time comes. But as the year progresses, Alan falls in love with Beverly, befriends Squint and decides he doesn't want to die. But how can he convince North to allow a 100 grand to slip through his fingers? Written by Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>  

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