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Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Writers:
Richard Brooks (writer)
Edward Harris Heth (novel)
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Release Date:
15 July 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Gable ages well in this family drama more

Cast

  (in credits order)

Clark Gable ... Charley Enley Kyng

Alexis Smith ... Lon Kyng
Wendell Corey ... Robbin Elcott
Audrey Totter ... Alice Elcott
Frank Morgan ... Jim Kurstyn
Mary Astor ... Ada
Lewis Stone ... Ben Gavery Snelerr
Barry Sullivan ... Tycoon
Marjorie Rambeau ... Sarah Calbern
Edgar Buchanan ... Ed
Leon Ames ... Dr. Palmer
Mickey Knox ... Pete Senta
Richard Rober ... Lew 'Angie' Debretti

William Conrad ... Frank Sistina
Darryl Hickman ... Paul Enley Kyng
Caleb Peterson ... Sleigh
Dorothy Comingore ... Mrs. Purcell
Art Baker ... Mr. Reardon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jean Andren ... Parent (uncredited)
Charles Arnt ... Joe Josephs (uncredited)
William Bailey ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Griff Barnett ... Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett ... Tommy Smith (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett ... Paul Kyng as a Boy, in Photo (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Parent (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley ... Gambler (uncredited)
Tommy Bond ... (uncredited)
Marci Booth ... Girl in Country Club (uncredited)
George M. Carleton ... Mr. Kulik (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Cliff Clark ... Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Cody ... Blackjack Player (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jack Daley ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing ... Gambler (uncredited)
Daniel De Jonghe ... Waiter (uncredited)
Tay Dunn ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
William Edmunds ... Men's Rom Attendant (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler ... Parent (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley ... Smitty (uncredited)
Ralph Freedman ... Dealer (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Pat Goldin ... Waiter (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ... Blackjack Player (uncredited)
William Haade ... Frank, a Dealer (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton ... Parent (uncredited)
Eloise Hardt ... Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Ralph Hodges ... Boy (uncredited)
Fred Hoose ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy Kelly ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Gambler (uncredited)
Peggy Leon ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer ... Parent (uncredited)
Helen Lynd ... Ellen (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Philo McCullough ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller ... Willie (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Prisoner (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell ... Elderly Man (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Photographer (uncredited)
Gloria Moore ... Girl in Country Club (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Gambler (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien ... Gambler (uncredited)
David Opatoshu ... Bartender (uncredited)
Gil Patric ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
George Pembroke ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frank Pershing ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Phillips ... Poker Player (uncredited)
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Doorman (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph ... Mrs. Lorgan (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ... Prisoner (uncredited)
George Riley ... Blackjack Player (uncredited)
Mary Jane Smith ... Paul's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Billy Snyder ... Gambler (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Sylvester ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
William Tannen ... Gambler (uncredited)
Joan Valerie ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lillian West ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead ... Cop (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Danny, the Cashier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Richard Brooks  writer
Edward Harris Heth  novel

Produced by
Arthur Freed .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lennie Hayton 
 
Cinematography by
Harold Rosson 
 
Film Editing by
Ralph E. Winters 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Urie McCleary 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace  (as Henry W. Grace)
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup artist
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Al Shenberg .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Sidman .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Norwood A. Fenton .... sound (as A. Norwood Fenton)
Douglas Shearer .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Hubbell .... still photographer (uncredited)
Lloyd Isbell .... grip (uncredited)
Robert Martin .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Grace Dubray .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Trivia:
The rights to the property cost $50,000. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Private Screenings: Child Stars" (2006) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Gable ages well in this family drama, 18 March 2006
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Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

I like that Clark Gable plays the logical extension of the characters he so often played in the 1930s and 40s. So often he played the likable rogue who made his living just skirting the border between good and evil--playing gamblers, mercenaries or con-men. However, in each film you almost never see what this same character would have been like had the film followed him into mid-life. Well, ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY is such a film. Gable plays an older rogue who owns a gambling house but also has a wife and older son. And, instead of being firmly in control of his life, you can see it slowly crumbling--at least around the edges. This role took some guts to play as he was more vulnerable and Gable COULD have just continued playing "fluff roles". Give it a try and see an adult drama.

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