Men of Chance

Men of Chance
Directed by George Archainbaud
Tommy Atkins (assistant)
Produced by William LeBaron
Written by Louis Weitzenkorn
Screenplay by Louis Stevens
Eddie Welch
Starring Ricardo Cortez
Mary Astor
John Halliday
Music by Max Steiner
Cinematography Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by Archie Marshek
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • December 1931 (1931-12) (New York[1])
Running time
 67 min.
Country United States
Language English

Men of Chance is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud, starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, and John Halliday.[1][2]

Plot

A destitute Marthe Preston is in dire straits in Paris until gambler Richard Dorval comes to her aid. In gratitude, she agrees to a scheme of Dorval's to seduce and wed his rival, "Diamond Johnny" Silk, then help ruin Johnny's horse-racing business interests.

Marthe's inside information enables Dorval and an accomplice, bookie Joe Farley, to bribe Johnny's jockeys to deliberately lose races or to help them influence the odds. Johnny learns the truth and demands she leave. Martha has fallen in love with her husband, however, so she pretends to go along with a plot to poison Johnny's horse, double-crossing Dorval and rejoicing in Johnny's triumph.

Cast

Uncredited:

References

  1. 1 2 "Men of Chance". AFI. afi.com.
  2. ↑ "MEN OF CHANCE(1932)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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