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Gambling with Souls (1936)

UNRATED 70 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   September 1936 (USA)
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Young girls are cheated in rigged gambling games and then forced into prostitution to pay off their debts.

Director:

Elmer Clifton

Writer:

J.D. Kendis
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Martha Chapin Martha Chapin ...
Mrs. Mae Miller
Wheeler Oakman Wheeler Oakman ...
'Lucky' Wilder
Bryant Washburn Bryant Washburn ...
'Million Dollar' Taylor
Gay Sheridan Gay Sheridan ...
Carolyn
Vera Steadman Vera Steadman ...
Molly Murdock
Edward Keane Edward Keane ...
District Attorney (as Ed. Keene)
Robert Frazer Robert Frazer ...
Dr. John Miller
Gaston Glass Gaston Glass ...
Drunk man in bar
Florence Dudley Florence Dudley ...
Jean
Eddie Laughton Eddie Laughton ...
Nick
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Storyline

Mae Miller wants the finer things in life, luxuries that she feels her husband, a doctor, cannot provide for her. She begins to gamble in order to ring in spending money for herself, but winds up deep in debt. To pay her dues, she is reduced to the shame of selling herself. Written by Kieran Kenney  

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Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Doctor | Sister Sister Relationship | Deception | Gun  | See more »

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A thrilling, dramatic, sensational story See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Vice Racket See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jay-Dee-Kay Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The dive restaurant where Carolyn goes slumming is the same one that appears in the opening scenes of Marihuana. The house that Mae and her husband share also appears in Slaves in Bondage and the vanity set in Mae's bedroom also shows up in Tell Your Children, where it's also owned by a character named Mae. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: During the police raid at the beginning of the film, a fat man hides under the bed, and is brought out by a cop. During this entire scene, the shadow of the microphone is plainly visible on the left wall of the set. See more »

Quotes

Attorney: There's nothing I can do.
Dr. Miller: [holding his wife's hands in his] Yes, there is! You can give me back my wife!
Attorney: I'm sorry, but that has to be decided by a judge and a jury.
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Connections

Referenced in American Grindhouse (2010) See more »