The Girl and the Gambler
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Directed byLew Landers
James Anderson (assistant)
James Anderson (assistant)
Written byJoseph A. Fields
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young
Based onplay The Dove by Willard Mack
Produced byCliff Reid
| The Girl and the Gambler | |
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| Directed by | Lew Landers James Anderson (assistant) |
| Written by | Joseph A. Fields Clarence Upson Young |
| Based on | play The Dove by Willard Mack |
| Produced by | Cliff Reid |
| Starring | Tim Holt Leo Carrillo |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Girl and the Gambler is a 1939 Western film, from RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tim Holt. It was an early starring Western for Holt, who soon replaced George O'Brien as the studio's main Western star.[2]
The film was based on a play which had been filmed by RKO in 1932 as Girl of the Rio.[3]
It was originally called The Dove.[4]
Cast
- Tim Holt as Johnny Powell
- Leo Carrillo as El Rayo
- Steffi Duna as Dolores "The Dove" Romero
- Esther Muir as Madge
- Paul Fix as Charlie
- Donald MacBride as Mike Bascom
Reception
The New York Times called it "a dead duck".[5]