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Octavus Roy Cohen (story) (novel "The Iron Chalice")
Walter DeLeon (writer)
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27 September 1931 (USA) more
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Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme... more | add synopsis
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First-rate cast needed a little more script more (5 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | William Boyd | ... | Alan Beckwith (as Bill Boyd) |
 | James Gleason | ... | Fred 'Squint' Dugan |
| Warner Oland | ... | Andrew North |
| Dorothy Sebastian | ... | Beverly Ames Beckwith |
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Nora Dugan |
 | June MacCloy | ... | Mae Robbins |
| William Collier Jr. | ... | Johnnie Ames |
| Ralph Ince | ... | Webb |
| Geneva Mitchell | ... | Trixie, North's Companion |
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Il grande gioco (Italy) [it]
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65 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)
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Nora Dugan: I didn't mean to be protruding, but we've got to go. more
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Someone wrote here "could have been better." There probably has never been a movie of which that couldn't have been said. Nevertheless, it is true here: The story needed to be fleshed out, with more details of how the good guys almost got out of their mess.
The cast names bespeak a quality production; the director was a good one; the editor, Joseph Kane, did a great job with what he had, and, as an aside, it's interesting that he, as so many other editors, later became a crackerjack director himself.
Bill Boyd was a great favorite with audiences, especially in his "Hopalong Cassidy" days, and with, especially, Cecil B. DeMille. He was a good actor, but was even more a strong personality.
Dorothy Sebastian was a beautiful woman and, especially in this movie, a good, intense actress. She died awfully young, and in her last roles didn't even get screen credit. That seems a shame.
Prolific James Gleason got second billing, even over the female love interest, and made his usual hit. He was around a long time, but we could use a character actor like him today.
Other cast members deserve praise too, as does the stunt work. All in all, this is a good movie, perfect for a relaxing watch.