The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931 · 65 min · ★ 6.1 · Thriller, Crime

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

Directed by Fred Niblo · Written by Walter DeLeon

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