King of Gamblers

{{short description|1937 film by Robert Florey}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = King of Gamblers | image = King of Gamblers poster.jpg | caption = | director = [[Robert Florey]] [[John E. Burch]] (assistant) | producer = | writer = [[Doris Anderson (screenwriter)|Doris Anderson]] | cinematography = [[Harry Fischbeck]] | editing = [[Harvey Johnston]] | music = '''Score:''' [[Boris Morros]] [[Gerard Carbonara]] '''Songs:''' [[Ralph Rainger]] ''(music)'' [[Richard A. Whiting]] ''(music)'' [[Burton Lane]] ''(music)'' [[Leo Robin]] ''(lyrics)'' [[Ralph Freed]] ''(lyrics)'' | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|1937|04|23}} | runtime = 78 minutes | country = United States | language = English }}

'''''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]].<ref>"Louise Brooks, Stardom and Evelyn Brent", ''Toronto Film Society'', January 13, 1975</ref> Despite the fact her name appears in the studio campaign book, Brooks does not appear in the completed film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=King of Gamblers (filmography page) |url=https://www.pandorasbox.com/films-of-louise-brooks/king_of_gamblers/ |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Louise Brooks Society}}</ref>

==Cast== * [[Claire Trevor]] as Dixie Moore * [[Lloyd Nolan]] as Jim Adams * [[Akim Tamiroff]] as Steve Kalkas * [[Buster Crabbe]] as Eddie * [[Helen Burgess]] as Jackie Nolan * [[Porter Hall]] as George Kramer * Barlowe Borland as Mr. Parker * [[Purnell Pratt]] as Strohm * [[Colin Tapley]] as Joe * [[Paul Fix]] as Charlie * [[Cecil Cunningham]] as Big Edna * [[Fay Holden]] as Nurse * [[Evelyn Brent]] as Cora * [[Louise Brooks]] as Joyce Beaton (scenes deleted)

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *{{IMDb title|id=0029083}} *''[https://www.pandorasbox.com/films-of-louise-brooks/king_of_gamblers/ King of Gamblers]'' (filmography page) at [[Louise Brooks Society]]

[[Category:1937 films]] [[Category:Films directed by Robert Florey]] [[Category:Paramount Pictures films]] [[Category:1937 crime films]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:American crime films]] [[Category:1937 American films]] [[Category:1937 English-language films]] [[Category:English-language crime films]] [[Category:Films with songs by Burton Lane]]