Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble is a 1935 American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures.^[1]

Born to Gamble
Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel The Green Poropoulos) E. Morton Hough (continuity, dialogue and story)
Produced by	M.H. Hoffman Jr. (associate producer) M.H. Hoffman (producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	Mildred Johnston
Production company	Liberty Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	July 10, 1935 (1935-07-10) (United States)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Four brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful.

Cast

• Onslow Stevens as Dan "Ace" Cartwright (prologue) & Henry Mathews
• H.B. Warner as Carter Mathews
• Maxine Doyle as Cora Strickland
• Eric Linden as Earl Mathews
• Lois Wilson as Paula Mathews
• William Janney as Fred Mathews
• Ben Alexander as Paul Mathews
• Lucien Prival as Al Shultz

Critical reception

Allmovie noted "one of the more palatable efforts of M.H. Hoffman's poverty-row Liberty Films."^[2]