King Solomon of Broadway
HE WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE-AND IN DEBT! He pawned a gangster's night club and gambled on fate to get himself out of a perilous jam!
NR 1935 · 75 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Music, Romance
An underworld character wins a Broadway nightclub in a card game.
Directed by Alan Crosland · Written by Albert J. Cohen
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Edmund Lowe King Solomon -
Dorothy Page Sheba -
Pinky Tomlin Pinky -
Louise Henry Nikki Bradbury -
Edward Pawley 'Ice' Larson -
Charley Grapewin Uncle Winchester -
Bradley Page Roth -
Arthur Vinton Murray - C Clyde Dilson Schultz
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