The Gambling Fool
1925 film
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The Gambling Fool is a 1925 silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan starring Franklyn Farnum.[1][2]
Directed byJ. P. McGowan
Written byJ. P. McGowan
Produced byJesse J. Goldburg
Independent Pictures Corporation
Independent Pictures Corporation
StarringFranklyn Farnum
| The Gambling Fool | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J. P. McGowan |
| Written by | J. P. McGowan |
| Produced by | Jesse J. Goldburg Independent Pictures Corporation |
| Starring | Franklyn Farnum |
| Cinematography | King D. Gray |
| Distributed by | Independent Pictures Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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
- Franklyn Farnum as Jack Stanford
- Otto Meyer as Stringy Hawkins (credited as Otto Myers)
- Fred Holmes as Plump Parker
- Harry S. Northrup as Lightning Cass
- Jack P. Pierce as Bud Fitzroy (credited as Jack Pierce)
- Ralph Yearsley as George Morgan
- Mary Louise Montague as Morgan's Child
- Joseph W. Girard as George Hartford
- Ruth Dwyer as Mary Hartford
Preservation
This picture is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[4][5]
