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The Gambler (2014) Rated R

A gambler and professor, Jim Bennett, has debts that cause him to borrow from his mother and a loan shark. To make matters worse, he has a relationship with one of his students. Based on a short novel by Fyodor … Continue reading

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Affair in Monte Carlo (1952) Rated NR

A writer tells the people in a café about a woman who fell in love with a compulsive gambler in less than 24 hours. The film is loosely based on Stefan Zweig’s 100 page novella, 24 Hours of a Woman’s … Continue reading

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Mr. Lucky (1943)

Rated NR A gambler plans to swindle money from a charity program but falls in love with a society girl. Starring Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford This is a typically great film starring Cary Grant. He’s his regular suave … Continue reading

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