King of Gamblers

King of Gamblers
Directed byRobert Florey
John E. Burch (assistant)
Written byDoris Anderson
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byHarvey Johnston
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 23, 1937 (1937-04-23)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

King of Gamblers is a 1937 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan and Buster Crabbe. Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge. (The film was also known as Czar of the Slot Machines.)

By her own account, silent film star Louise Brooks played a bit part in the film for Florey, who "specialised in giving jobs to destitute and sufficiently grateful actresses", referring both to herself and to Evelyn Brent.[1] Despite the fact her name appears in the studio campaign book, Brooks does not appear in the completed film.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Louise Brooks, Stardom and Evelyn Brent", Toronto Film Society, January 13, 1975
  2. ^ "King of Gamblers (filmography page)". Louise Brooks Society. Retrieved May 16, 2024.


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