Don't Gamble with Strangers

Don't Gamble with Strangers
Theatrical poster
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Caryl Coleman Harvey Gates
Produced by	Jeffrey Bernerd
Starring	Kane Richmond Bernadene Hayes Peter Cookson Gloria Warren Charles Trowbridge
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	August 24, 1946 (1946-08-24)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Don't Gamble with Strangers is a 1946 American crime drama film directed by William Beaudine. ^[1]

Plot

Two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint.

Cast

• Kane Richmond as Mike Sarno
• Bernadene Hayes as Fay Benton
• Peter Cookson as Bob Randall
• Gloria Warren as Ruth Hamilton
• Charles Trowbridge as Creighton
• Frank Dae as John Randall
• Anthony Caruso as Pinky Luiz
• Philip Van Zandt as Morelli

Production

Don't Gamble with Strangers was the first film produced by Jeffrey Bernerd under his five picture contract for Monogram, ^[2] and filming began in mid-March, 1946. ^[3]

References

1. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Don't Gamble with Strangers". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
2. "Irving Starr Producer Of "But Not Goodbye"". Motion Picture Herald. 161 (13): 39. December 29, 1945 – via Internet Archive.
3. "Hollywood Bureau". Motion Picture Herald. 162 (11): 36. March 16, 1946 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Don't Gamble with Strangers at IMDb
• Review by Dymon Enlow on Blogspot (2013)