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City of Chance
She wanted thrills --- and she found them in the dangerous hours before dawn!
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
56 min
Release Date
1940-01-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lynn Bari
Julie Reynolds
C. Aubrey Smith
The Judge
Donald Woods
Steve Walker
Amanda Duff
Lois Carlyle Blane
June Gale
Molly
Richard Lane
Marty Connors
Robert Lowery
Ted Blaine
Alexander D'Arcy
Baron Joseph
George Douglas
Muscles
Harry Shannon
Passline
Eddie Marr
Charlie Nevins
Robert Allen
Fred Walcott
Charlotte Wynters
Mrs. Helen Walcott
Nora Lane
Mrs. Dorothy Grainger
Alice Armand
Secretary
Hooper Atchley
Bill - Croupier
Harry C. Bradley
Gambling House Patron
Ralph Brooks
Gambling House Patron
Charles D. Brown
District Attorney
Jack Carson
Narration - Prologue (voice)
Dorothy Christy
Woman on Phone
Nick Copeland
Dealer
Dorothy Dearing
Laura Rhinelander
Harry Depp
Bridge Player
Mary Lou Dix
Kitty King
Jay Eaton
Gambling House Patgron
Bess Flowers
Bess - Gambling House Patron
Jack Gargan
Cab Driver
Grace Goodall
Bridge Player
Harold Goodwin
Dealer
Dick Gordon
Gambling House Patron
Robert Haines
Counterman
Theresa Harris
Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
Lew Harvey
Bodyguard
Harry Hayden
Husband - in Montage
Suzanne Kaaren
Mrs. Williams
Eddie Kane
Dan, Headwaiter
Robert Emmett Keane
Editor
Mike Lally
Gambling House Patron
Bert Moorhouse
Gambling House Patron
Mantan Moreland
Anxious Man
Jack Norton
Mr. Murphy
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Frank O'Connor
Frank - Hotel Doorman
Alexander Pollard
Waiter
Catherine Proctor
Minor Role
Henry Roquemore
Gambling House Patron
Larry Steers
Gambling House Patron
Grady Sutton
R.O. Champion
Frank M. Thomas
Publisher
Laura Treadwell
Dowager
Dale Van Sickel
Gambling House Patron
Ruth Warren
Wife - in Montage
Billy Wayne
Billy - Bartender
June Wilkins
Mrs. Blake
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