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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303014036
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6303014038
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 12493
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 1949
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Actually a pretty good movie!!
This is yet another undiscovered/underdiscovered Gable gem, with a ton of killer character performances. So, of course, it's not available on DVD and out of print otherwise. Thanks yet again, studios....
Rating: - What Great Character Actor Performances!
Clark Gable owns a gambling club where he must deal with crisis after crisis with customers. At home, his son loves him, but doesn't like him, his wife is trying to keep everyone happy, and his brother-in-law that lives with him and works for him is cheating him. Not surprisingly, all the tension is giving him chest pains and making him re-evaluate his life. The film starts off slowly, but picks up steam as it goes along, building to a very good conclusion. Gable is terrific here, conflicted, ... Read More
Rating: - An Extraordinary Glimpse Of The Real Clark Gable
"Any Number Can Play" is a sombre,post-war drama about the family life of an aging professional gambler.It's also one of the most fascinating of all the Gable vehicles,for reasons we can appreciate much more in hindsight.1949 critics dismissed it---audiences at the time were dissappointed(this wasn't the old pre-war Gable they knew)---and Metro ledger books showed less black ink,but what a performance he gives!This is like watching home movies of a great star recently back from the war---the ... Read More
Rating:  - particularly good for the gambling-related scenes
I enjoyed the movie in its own right and also because of the gambling scenes and discussion, a hobby of mine (collecting gambling chips and equipment). I just want to add that I can't think, off hand, of another movie with so much discussion about gambling and gamblers and what makes them tick. There is a huge amount of gambling scenes and gambling equipment (from 50 years ago)..........Another plus is the terrific cast; take a look.
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