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Any Number Can Play (1949)
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15 July 1949 (USA)
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Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son. | add synopsis
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A Postwar Gable
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clark Gable | ... | Charley Enley Kyng | |
| Alexis Smith | ... | Lon Kyng | |
| Wendell Corey | ... | Robbin Elcott | |
| Audrey Totter | ... | Alice Elcott | |
| Frank Morgan | ... | Jim Kurstyn | |
| Mary Astor | ... | Ada | |
| Lewis Stone | ... | Ben Gavery Snelerr | |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Tycoon | |
| Marjorie Rambeau | ... | Sarah Calbern | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Ed | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Dr. Palmer | |
| Mickey Knox | ... | Pete Senta | |
| Richard Rober | ... | Lew 'Angie' Debretti | |
| William Conrad | ... | Frank Sistina | |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Paul Enley Kyng |
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There were two different (usually uncredited) character actors named William O'Brien - William H. O'Brien and William J. O'Brien - and they both appear in this film (uncredited) as gamblers.
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Featured in Some of the Best (1949)
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This postwar movie was one of Clark Gable's last for the studio that made him a star--MGM. Gable is older, perhaps wiser, but here fully capable of playing this role with all of the insight into life that his 49 years have earned him. One has the feeling that after the great '30s roles such as Rhett Butler, after the death of Carole Lombard, and after the war, Gable was perfect for the world-weary professional gambler that he plays here--the part fits him like a glove. And he's surrounded by great character actors such as Frank Morgan, Lewis Stone, and Mary Astor, to name a few.
I don't agree with the other review that said this was a totally unrealistic, if watchable film: I grew up in a small city that had a gambling house similar to the one depicted here. It was well run, had many regulars, and was quite well known to the authorities. In any case, this movie is well worth a view, if you're not a Gable fan, you might be after viewing this one.