The Big Gamble(1931)
A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.
Movie: The Big Gamble
Top 9 Billed Cast
Alan Beckwith
Beverly Ames Beckwith
Andrew North
Fred 'Squint' Dugan
Trixie, North's Companion
Nora Dugan
Mae Robbins
Johnnie Ames
Webb
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