The Gambling Fool

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The Gambling Fool
Directed by J. P. McGowan
Written byJ. P. McGowan
Produced by Jesse J. Goldburg
Independent Pictures Corporation
Starring Franklyn Farnum
Cinematography King D. Gray
Distributed byIndependent Pictures Corporation
Release dates
November 1, 1924 (premiere in Riverdale, Illinois)
January 1925 (nationwide)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Gambling Fool is a 1925 silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan starring Franklyn Farnum. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] an honest gambler arrives at a tough town to meet the hard-hearted owner of a ranch. He wins the ranch and pays the back taxes on it in time to prevent it from being auctioned off. He finds an infant in the ranch house, rescuing it from the arch villain. He also protects the infant's aunt. Later, he overcomes the villains and triumphs in romance.

Cast

Preservation

This picture is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [4] [5]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Gambling Fool
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Gambling Fool at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: The Gambling Fool", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 84, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 22, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 65, c.1978 American Film Institute
  5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gambling Fool