Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

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Born to Gamble

1987

1h 41m

5.0(4 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...

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Production Companies

Golden Harvest Productions

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

陳百祥

Lolanto Chan

陳百祥

Acting

高麗虹

Hung

高麗虹

Acting

馮淬帆

Ah Fan

馮淬帆

Writing

王晶

Skinny Jing

Directing

楚原

Hsin, King Gambler

Acting

曹查理

Mr Tsang

曹查理

Acting

王天林

Fatty Wong

王天林

Acting

Chan Hung

Lolanto's office co-worker

Chan Hung

Acting

徐錦江

Winnie's new boyfriend

徐錦江

Directing

梁鴻華

Unknown Role

梁鴻華

Acting

金彪

Unknown Role

Acting

潘震偉

Unknown Role

潘震偉

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