Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

FOUR SLUGS DISH OUT ROMANCE IN THE YALE BOWL

NR 1935 · 61 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to get her to the annual Yale-Harvard football game to reunite with her former sweetheart, an honest but nerdy bookworm.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield · Written by Damon Runyon

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