High Stakes (1931 film)

High Stakes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lowell Sherman
Written by	J. Walter Ruben
Produced by	RKO Pictures
Starring	Lowell Sherman Mae Murray Karen Morley Edward Martindel
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Music by	Max Steiner
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	August 18, 1931 (1931-08-18)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

High Stakes is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama produced and released by RKO Pictures. The picture was directed by Lowell Sherman who also stars and marks the last starring screen appearance of silent screen diva Mae Murray. ^{[1] [2]} It is based on a 1924 Broadway play that starred Sherman playing the same role he plays in this film. ^[3]

Cast

• Lowell Sherman - Joe Lennon
• Mae Murray - Dolly Jordan Lennon
• Karen Morley - Anne Cornwall
• Edward Martindel - Richard Lennon
• Leyland Hodgson - Louis Winkler aka Louis DeSalta
• Ethel Levey - Mrs. Leonore Gregory
• Alan Roscoe - Judge Hennessey
• Maude Turner Gordon - Mrs. Hennessey
• Charles Coleman - Murray
• Phillips Smalley - Mr. Gregory

References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
2. "AFI listing". www.afi.com.
3. "High Stakes". IBDB. September 9, 1924. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

External links

• High Stakes at IMDb
• poster