The Big Gamble is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by Walter DeLeon and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian, Warner Oland and James Gleason.[2][3][4] The film was released on September 4, 1931 by RKO Pictures.

The Big Gamble
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Niblo E. J. Babille (assistant)
Screenplay by	Walter DeLeon F. McGrew Willis
Based on	The Iron Chalice 1925 novel by Octavus Roy Cohen
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Starring	William Boyd Dorothy Sebastian Warner Oland James Gleason
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Edited by	Joseph Kane
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	September 4, 1931 (1931-09-04)[1]
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

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Cast

• Bill Boyd as Alan Beckwith
• James Gleason as Squint
• Warner Oland as North
• Dorothy Sebastian as Beverly
• Zasu Pitts as Nora
• June MacCloy as Mae
• William Collier Jr. as Johnnie
• Ralph Ince as Webb
• Geneva Mitchell as Trixie
• Fred Walton as Butler
• Jack Richardson as Gambler

(Cast list per American Film Institute database.[1])

References

External links

• The Big Gamble at IMDb
• The Big Gamble at the TCM Movie Database
• The Big Gamble at AllMovie
• The Big Gamble at the American Film Institute Catalog

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