Gambling House (1950)

Small time racketeer Marc Fury agrees to plead self-defense for a murder committed by gang boss Joe Farrow in exchange for Farrow's I.O.U. for $50,000. He is acquitted but is ordered ... See full summary »

Director:

Ted Tetzlaff

Writers:

Marvin Borowsky (screenplay), Allen Rivkin (screenplay),

Stars:

Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Victor Mature	...	Marc Fury
Terry Moore	...	Lynn Warren
William Bendix	...	Joe Farrow
Zachary Charles	...	Willie (as Zachary A. Charles)
Cleo Moore	...	Sally
Basil Ruysdael	...	Judge Ravinek
Damian O'Flynn	...	Ralph Douglas
Gloria Winters	...	B.J. Warren
Donald Randolph	...	Lloyd Crane
Ann Doran	...	Mrs. Della Lucas
Eleanor Audley	...	Mrs. Livingston
Don Haggerty	...	Sharky

Storyline

Small time racketeer Marc Fury agrees to plead self-defense for a murder committed by gang boss Joe Farrow in exchange for Farrow's I.O.U. for $50,000. He is acquitted but is ordered deported by immigration authorities unless he can convince the judge to let him stay. After meeting volunteer worker Lynn Warren his tough guy exterior begins to soften as he follows her through her efforts to settle a family of European refugees. Events lead to a dramatic conclusion as Farrow welches on his deal with him and Fury attends his final deportation hearing.

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Plot Keywords:

immigration | murder | deportation | judge | racketeer | 

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Taglines:

Here comes Mature !

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alias Mike Fury

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Mr. Lucky (1943)

User Reviews

gambling story with a social conscience

A very good part for Victor Mature as an associate in a gambling operation run by William Bendix, who finds out, when he's about to be deported, that he isn't a US citizen, even though he fought in WW2. When he's banned to Ellis Island for a brief time, he looks lost amid the newly arrived immigrants. His romance with Terry Moore, a young looking idealist who helps recent immigrants, doesn't have much heat, though it leads to a great scene with the two of them driving along a dark road in New Jersey on the way to one of Bendix's out of the way gambling houses in the Jersey woods. The closing scene on a dark corner, with Bendix and his men and Mature is text book noir. To its detriment, the film's two distinct parts don't unite very well into a cohesive whole.