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King of Gamblers is a 1937 American low-budget gangster film directed by Robert Florey. 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. However, Brooks does not appear in the completed film.
Original Release
04/23/1937
US Release
04/23/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Trevor | Dixie Moore |
| Lloyd Nolan | Jim Adams |
| Akim Tamiroff | Steve Kalkas |
| Buster Crabbe | Eddie (as Larry Crabbe) / Eddie |
| Helen Burgess | Jackie Nolan |
| Porter Hall | George Kramer |
| Harvey Stephens | J.G. Temple |
| Barlowe Borland | Mr. Parker |
| Purnell Pratt | Strohm |
| Colin Tapley | Joe |
Directors
Writers
Doris Anderson, Tiffany Thayer, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claire Trevor | Dixie Moore |
| Lloyd Nolan | Jim Adams |
| Akim Tamiroff | Steve Kalkas |
| Buster Crabbe | Eddie (as Larry Crabbe) / Eddie |
| Helen Burgess | Jackie Nolan |
| Porter Hall | George Kramer |
| Harvey Stephens | J.G. Temple |
| Barlowe Borland | Mr. Parker |
| Purnell Pratt | Strohm |
| Colin Tapley | Joe |
| Paul Fix | Charlie |
| Cecil Cunningham | Big Edna |
| Robert Gleckler | Ed Murkil |
| Nick Lukats | Taxi Driver |
| Fay Holden | Nurse |
| John Patterson | Freddie |
| Evelyn Brent | Cora |
| Louise Brooks | Joyce Beaton |
| Stanley Blystone | Man at Table |
| Ethel Clayton | Matron |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Paul Jones | Producer |
