Gambling Ship (1938 film)

For the 1933 film, see Gambling Ship (1933 film).

Gambling Ship
Directed by	Aubrey Scotto
Screenplay by	Alex Gottlieb[1]
Story by	George Carleton Brown Emanuel Manheim[1]
Produced by	Irving Starr[1]
Starring	Robert Wilcox Helen Mack Edward Brophy Irving Pichel
Cinematography	George Meehan[1]
Edited by	Edward Curtiss[1]
Production companies	Crime Club Productions, Inc.[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures Co.
Release date	16 December 1938 (1938-12-16)
Country	United States[1]

Gambling Ship is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Alex Gottlieb. The film stars Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy, Irving Pichel, Joe Sawyer and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on December 16, 1938, by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Gambler helps a debt-ridden orphanage that was started by his late wife.

Cast

• Robert Wilcox as Larry Mitchell
• Helen Mack as Mollie Riley
• Edward Brophy as Cuthbert Innocent
• Irving Pichel as Professor
• Joe Sawyer as Tony Garzoni
• Selmer Jackson as Steve Riley
• Sam McDaniel as Speedy
• Dorothy Vaughan as Matron
• Al Hill as Larry the Finger
• John Harmon as Cramer
• Rudolph Chavers as Snowflake
• Tim Davis as Nick

Production

Production began on the film in early November 1938.[1] The film was part of the Crime Club mystery series.[1][2] 11 films were made in the series between 1937 and 1939.[2]

Release

Gambling Ship was distributed by Universal Pictures Company, Inc. on December 16, 1938.[1]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, a reviewer in Variety described the film as a "dawdling cheapie with a light cast which topples to the status of a 'C' programmer."[3]

References

Footnotes

1. "Gambling Ship". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
2. "The Westland Case". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
3. Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 571.

Sources

• Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Michael; Brunas, John (2007) [1990]. Universal Horrors (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2974-5.

External links

• Gambling Ship at IMDb