Street of Chance

1930

Drama

1h 15m

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honour with those who cheat against him. His wife Alma (Kay Francis) wants to divorce him because of his addiction and lifestyle but they agree on a reconciliation and 2nd honeymoon together and 'Natural' promises to give up gambling. However, his plans change when his brother 'Babe' (Regis Toomey) arrives in town

Directed by:

John Cromwell

Written by:

Oliver H.P. Garrett Lenore J. Coffee Howard Estabrook Gerald Geraghty

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Starring:

Jean Arthur

William Powell

Kay Francis

Regis Toomey Brooks Benedict

Stanley Fields Joan Standing

Irving Bacon Maurice Black Betty Francisco John Risso

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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1930

Drama

1h 15m

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PUNQ

Rated 09 Sep 2013

Not the perfect William Powell film, but it's captivating nonetheless. Powell is a gambler with a wife that demands that he quit. But as he's considering retirement from the gambling scene, up turns his brother Regis Toomey, also hit with the gambling kick. Thats why Powell wants to teach him a lesson to stop him gambling so that he don't turn out like him. This movie got an Oscar nomination for Best Writing and I guess it's the story which is the most impressive part of this early talkie.

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NathanBates

Rated 27 Oct 2023

Pretty heavy-handed moralizing about the ills of gambling. Powell is, as usual, quite classy, and Kay Francis makes a pretty good long-suffering wife, but the story is a little thin. (There are far too many terrible clearly-not-shot-in-NY scenes as well.)

Rated 27 Oct 2023

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