His Greatest Gamble(1934)
A Man Gambles With Life Itself For the Sake of His Child.
A man escapes from jail in France to free his daughter from her mother's hold.
Movie: His Greatest Gamble
Top 10 Billed Cast
Phillip
Alice
Stephen
Florence
Alice (as a child)
Bernice
Alfred
Jenny
Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Italian Croupier (uncredited)
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