Movie Drama
He's the King of the Gamblers!
A gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
Alan Ladd Gail Russell William Demarest Stanley Clements Bruce Cabot Spring Byington Rex Williams Darryl Hickman Marjorie Woodworth Don Zelaya Lester Matthews William Forrest William Murphy Denis Brown Al Bridge David Clyde Jean De Briac Carol Deere Johnny Duncan Ralph Dunn Bert Hanlon Carl Harbaugh Arthur Loft George McKay Frank Moran Billy Pearson Bobby Robb Grady Sutton Beverly Thompson Minerva Urecal Jean Willes Audrey Young
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