His Greatest Gamble

{{short description|1934 film directed by John S. Robertson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = His Greatest Gamble | image = File:His Greatest Gamble.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = | director = John Robertson Charles Kerr (assistant) | producer = Pandro S. Berman Myles Connolly | writer = | screenplay = Sidney Buchman Harry Hervey | story = Salisbury Field | based_on = | starring = Richard Dix Dorothy Wilson Bruce Cabot Erin O'Brien-Moore | narrator = | music = Max Steiner | cinematography = Teddy Tetzlaff | editing = William Hamilton | studio = RKO Radio Pictures | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1934|7|17|Premiere-''New York City''|1934|8|10|''US''| ref1= <ref name=AFI>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7404 | title=His Greatest Gamble: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate=August 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329205850/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7404 | archivedate=March 29, 2014}}</ref>|ref2=<ref name=AFI />}} | runtime = 72 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross =  }}

'''''His Greatest Gamble''''' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Sidney Buchman and Harry Hervey, based on a story by Salisbury Field. The film stars Richard Dix, Dorothy Wilson, Bruce Cabot, and Erin O'Brien-Moore. Edith Fellows also has a role, playing the character of Alice Stebbins as a child.

A print is held by the Library of Congress.<ref>''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p.80 c.1978 by the American Film Institute</ref>

==Plot== Phillip Eden cares for his daughter Alice. When he learns that his ex-wife Florence intends to take custody, he attempts to flee with Alice, but an acquaintance is accidentally killed. Phillip is sent to prison. He initially receives letters from Alice, who doesn't know where he is, but eventually Alice becomes depressed living with Florence. Eleven years go by, and Phillip, still in prison, decides he needs to see Alice, so he escapes from prison. He finds Florence has kept Alice a prisoner in her own house, having convinced her that she is ill. Stephen, who wants to marry Alice, arrives, and Phillip convinces Alice that she can be happy, that she doesn't have to accept everything her mother tells her. Stephen and Alice head to Europe while Phillip surrenders to the police.

==Cast== * Richard Dix as Phillip * Dorothy Wilson as Alice * Bruce Cabot as Stephen * Erin O'Brien-Moore as Florence * Leonard Carey as Alfred * Shirley Grey as Bernice * Edith Fellows as Alice, as a Child * Eily Malyon as Jenny

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0025256|His Greatest Gamble}} * {{TCMDb title|id=1236}} * {{AFI film|id=7404|title=His Greatest Gamble}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:His Greatest Gamble}} Category:Films with screenplays by Sidney Buchman Category:1934 romantic drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American romantic drama films Category:1934 films Category:1934 American films Category:1934 English-language films Category:RKO Pictures films Category:Films directed by John S. Robertson Category:English-language romantic drama films