

Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946-06-22 · 68 min · ★ 6.1
Two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint.
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- Directors
- William Beaudine
- Production companies
- Monogram Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kane RichmondMike Samo
Bernadene HayesFay Benton
Peter CooksonBob Randall
Gloria WarrenRuth Hamilfon
Charles TrowbridgeCreighton
Frank DaeJohn Randall
Anthony CarusoPinky Luiz (as Tony Caruso)
Philip Van ZandtMorelli (as Phil Van Zandt)
Harold GoodwinJohn Sanders
Leonard MudieRobert Elliot
Bill KennedyHarry Arnold
Addison RichardsPolice Chief Broderick
Ferris TaylorMichael Larson
Edith EvansonMrs. Fielding
Steve DarrellTony
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