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The Beautiful Gambler

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The Beautiful Gambler
A still from the film.
Directed byWilliam Worthington
Written byHope Loring
Peter B. Kyne
StarringGrace Darmond
Jack Mower
Harry von Meter
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • June 1921 (1921-06)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Beautiful Gambler is a 1921 silent Western film directed by William Worthington and starring Grace Darmond, Jack Mower, and Harry von Meter. It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

Plot

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Molly Hanlon marries a villainous and professional gambler after her father gets into a lot of debt from gambling. One day, the saloon she is at catches on fire, but she is saved by Miles Rand. Both Hanlon and Rand assume that the gambler has perished, and move to New York. However, it is revealed that the gambler is not dead, and he tracks the two down to kill them in revenge. He is unsuccessful. and Rand kills him, but authorities unaware of the circumstances arrest him and have him convicted of murder. One of the gambler's associates explains the situation to authorities, and Rand is freed. The film ends with Hanlon and Rand being free to marry.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Beautiful Gambler". silentera.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Wollstein, Hans. "The Beautiful Gambler (1921)". All Movie. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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