Roulette

Roulette

NR 1924 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Before he can avenge a crooked card game, Dan Carrington suffers heart failure and dies in his chair. John Tralee, the cheater, feels a pang of guilt when he discovers that he has taken all of Carrington's money and adopts the dead man's little girl, Lois. The girl grows up and the gambling hall becomes her second home.

Directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor · Written by Gerald C. Duffy

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