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Gambling on the High Seas is a 1940 American drama film remake of Special Agent (1935), directed by George Amy and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland, John Litel, Roger Pryor and Frank Wilcox.
Gambling on the High Seas: Directed by George Amy. With Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland, John Litel. Gambling boss Greg Morella runs a crooked ship-- all the gaming tables on his floating casino are rigged.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- George Amy
- 1940-06-22
An early 1930s incident in which the police shut down a gambling ship operating beyond the three-mile limit had provided the story for Special Agent (1935), with George Brent as a crusading reporter out to convict gangster Ricardo Cortez with the help of Cortez's bookkeeper, Bette Davis.
Gambling boss Greg Morella runs a crooked ship-- all the gaming tables on his floating casino are rigged. Because the ship operates outside of the three-mile state limit, the authorities can't get the evidence they need to convict Morella.
Gambling on the High Seas. A reporter (Wayne Morris) talks a gangster's (Gilbert Roland) secretary (Jane Wyman) into helping him trap her boss.
- Crime, Drama
- Wayne Morris
- George Amy
Gambling on the High Seas. 1940 Directed by George Amy. See the G-Men stamp out the mobsters of the high seas! A reporter enlists the help of a gangster’s secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Gambling boss Greg Morella runs a crooked ship— all the gaming tables on his floating casino are rigged. Because the ship operates outside of the three-mile state limit, the authorities can’t get the evidence they need to convict Morella.
