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Men of Chance is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud, starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, and John Halliday.
Men of Chance: Directed by George Archainbaud. With Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, John Halliday, Ralph Ince. Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry.
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- George Archainbaud
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- Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, John Halliday
A destitute Marthe Preston is in dire straits in Paris until gambler Richard Dorval comes to her aid. In gratitude, she agrees to a scheme of Dorval’s to seduce and wed his rival, “Diamond Johnny” Silk, then help ruin Johnny’s horse-racing business interests.
Men of Chance (1931) offers an early example of Astor's image as the self-possessed woman who is classy on the surface but is tainted by a larcenous agenda or a hidden past. Astor stars as Marthe Preston, an aspiring painter and student down on her luck in Paris.
- George Archainbaud, Tommy Atkins
- Ricardo Cortez
Men of Chance. Summaries. Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry.
George Archainbaud. Director. Louis Weitzenkorn. Writer. A gambler falls for a fake countess.
Men of Chance refers to those well-dressed gentlemen who stake their fortunes upon the outcome of horse races. Ricardo Cortez plays Diamond Johnny Silk, a big-time gambler whose rough exterior hides the fact that he's scrupulously honest.
