The Mississippi Gambler (1929 film)

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The Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Reginald Barker
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Dialogue:
Winifred Reeve
H.H. Van Loan
Titles:
Dudley Early
Story by Karl Brown
Leonard Fields
Starring Joseph Schildkraut
Joan Bennett
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Edited byRobert B. Wilcox
Music byDavid Broekman
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • November 3, 1929 (1929-11-03)
Running time
57 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mississippi Gambler is a 1929 American romantic drama film directed by Reginald Barker, and starring Joseph Schildkraut and Joan Bennett. While this early Universal Pictures talkie used a Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film system, it was also released in a silent version. [1]

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