Gambling House 1950
Posted : admin On 7/27/2022Small time racketeer Marc Fury agrees to plead self-defense for a murder committed by gang boss Joe Farrow in exchange for Farrow's I.O.U. He is acquitted but is ordered deported. Gambling House is a film directed by Ted Tetzlaff with Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix, Zachary Charles. Original title: Gambling House. Synopsis: Small time racketeer Marc Fury agrees to plead self-defense for a murder committed by gang boss Joe Farrow in exchange for Farrow's I.O.U. He is acquitted but is ordered deported.
| Gambling House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Produced by | Warren B. Duff |
| Screenplay by | Marvin Borowsky Allen Rivkin |
| Story by | Erwin S. Gelsey (as Ervin Gelsey) |
| Starring | Victor Mature Terry Moore William Bendix |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | Roland Gross |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gambling House is a 1951 American film noircrime film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring Victor Mature, Terry Moore and William Bendix.[2]
Plot[edit]
A gangster, Joe Farrow, kills a man after a game of craps. He then offers gambler, Marc Fury, a payment of $50,000 if he will take the rap and stand trial. Farrow tries to renege on the money, so Fury steals a ledger with information that could put Farrow behind bars.
Fury manages to be acquitted in court, but immigration officers arrest him and take to Ellis Island and threaten to deport him, proving that neither he nor his parents never become naturalized citizens. Fury slips the ledger into the possession of an immigration social worker, Lynn Warren, then later tracks her down, retrieves the book and tries to begin a romance.
Farrow's gunman comes looking for Fury, but ultimately double-crosses his boss. Lynn still isn't sure how she feels about him, but when Fury offers the $50,000 to a family that needs it to remain in America, she finally admires and trusts him.
Cast[edit]
- Victor Mature as Marc Fury
- Terry Moore as Lynn Warren
- William Bendix as Joe Farrow
- Zachary Charles as Willie (as Zachary A. Charles)
- Basil Ruysdael as Judge Ravinek
- Donald Randolph as Lloyd Crane
- Damian O'Flynn as Ralph Douglas
- Cleo Moore as Sally
- Ann Doran as Della
- Eleanor Audley as Mrs. Livingston
- Gloria Winters as B.J. Warren
- Don Haggerty as Sharky
Production[edit]
The story was originally called Mr Whiskas. It was purchased by RKO in 1947 and scheduled in 1948 as a vehicle for Victor Mature, who had a contract with RKO to make one film a year. However the project was postponed to enable Mature to make Easy Living. In July 1949 it was announced he would make Mr Whiskas next. Warren Duff was to write and produce.[3]
In late 1949 the project was renamed Alias Mike Fury.[4] Mature refused to make the movie and was put on suspension by Fox.[5] The script was rewritten and Mature ended up making the film, which was retitled Gambling House.[6] Filming started February 1950.[7]
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Reception[edit]
When first released, critic Bosley Crowther panned the film. He wrote, 'Don't look for very rich pickings in R. K. O.'s Gambling House, a run-of-the-mill melodrama that came to the Mayfair on Saturday. Your chances for solid satisfaction from this tale of a crook who goes straight after meeting a decent young lady are about as good as they would be from a fixed wheel ... Put it down as claptrap and the performance of Mr. Mature as another demonstration of an actor doing the best he can with a bad role. Miss Moore is entirely incidental and William Bendix is mulishly mean as the tough and deceitful rascal who crosses up Mr. Mature. To say any more about it might tend to incriminate somebody.'[8]
References[edit]
Gambling House 1950 Cast
- ^'Gambling House: Detail View'. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^Gambling House at the TCM Movie Database.
- ^THOMAS F. BRADY (July 19, 1949). 'MATURE GETS LEAD IN 'MR. WHISKERS': RKO Names Actor to Gangster Role in Film Based on Gelsey Story -- Duff Is Producer'. New York Times. p. 21.
- ^Schallert, Edwin (Nov 30, 1949). 'Tetzlaff Will Direct Mature in 'Alias Fury;' Musicals Wynn's Fate'. Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
- ^'Thomas Pryor, 'STUDIO SUSPENSION FOR VICTOR MATURE: FOX STAR REFUSES TO PLAY ROLE IN RKO FILM, 'MIKE FURY,' ON LOAN-OUT COMMITMENT''. New York Times. Dec 14, 1949. p. 44.
- ^THOMAS F. BRADY (Jan 4, 1950). 'MATURE RETURNED TO PAYROLL AT FOX: Actor Had Been Suspended for Refusing Role in RKO Deal --Now Agrees to Part Of Local Origin'. New York Times. p. 31.
- ^THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. (Feb 2, 1950). '2 NEW COMERS GET METRO FILM LEADS: Schary Names Nancy Davis, James Whitmore to Co-Star in 'Next Voice You Hear''. New York Times. p. 31.
- ^Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, March 19, 1951. Accessed: July 27, 2013.
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External links[edit]
Gambling House 1950 Cast
- Gambling House at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Gambling House on IMDb
- Gambling House at AllMovie
- Gambling House at the TCM Movie Database