Gambling Daughters

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Gambling Daughters
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Directed by Max Nosseck
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Music by Robert Katscher  [ de ]
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • August 1, 1941 (1941-08-01)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gambling Daughters is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Cecilia Parker, Roger Pryor and Robert Baldwin. [1]

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Plot

Lillian and Katherine discover a gambling spot while following their French teacher, then Lillian falls for Chance, the manager working there. The girls are induced to play on credit, and after a couple of weeks and a couple of thousand dollars in debt, they are forced to steal jewellery from their families.

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References

  1. Langman p.235

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