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A Natural Born Gambler (1916) -- A lovable scoundrel is busted for gambling and thrown into jail, where he dreams of playing poker - but even in his dreams, he loses.

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5.8/10   52 votes
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Director:
Bert Williams
Writer:
Bert Williams (writer)
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Release Date:
24 July 1916 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy
Plot:
A lovable scoundrel is busted for gambling and thrown into jail, where he dreams of playing poker - but even in his dreams, he loses. full summary | add synopsis
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90 years old and still laugh-out-loud funny more

Cast

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Bert Williams ... The Hon. Bert Williams, walking delegate
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Additional Details

Runtime:
22 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent

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In an unprecedented move for its day in 1915, Biograph Company executives hired actor Bert Williams to star, produce, direct, and write his own films, having full control, the first time a Black-American ever had such control given by a mainstream movie company. The two films made for Biograph were "A Natural Born Gambler" 1916, and Fish (1916). more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) more

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90 years old and still laugh-out-loud funny, 16 May 2006
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Author: ag-2 from United States

Ignore the horrendous dialog cards -- that sort of "dialect" speech was offensive then and it's nearly unbearable now. But do not, do not, DO NOT miss seeing the immortal Bert Williams doing one of his most famous pantomimes -- it's giving nothing away to tell you it's the bit at the end, as contemporary audiences were enticed to the movie with the promise of seeing this routine from the 1911 Ziegfield Follies. Mr. Williams was born into a terrible era and we lost him way too soon; I'm glad that the effort was made to preserve this film (and well preserved, too; the Slapstick Encyclopedia seems to have a complete copy with remarkably little image deterioration) and wonder what sort of wonderful things he might have done had he lived longer.

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