City of Chance

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City of Chance

"She wanted thrills --- and she found them in the dangerous hours before dawn!"

1940

0h 56m

5.2(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.

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Cast & Crew

55 members

Acting

Lynn Bari

Julie Reynolds

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C. Aubrey Smith

The Judge

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Donald Woods

Steve Walker

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Amanda Duff

Lois Carlyle Blane

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June Gale

Molly

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Richard Lane

Marty Connors

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Robert Lowery

Ted Blaine

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Alexander D'Arcy

Baron Joseph

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George Douglas

Muscles

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Harry Shannon

Passline

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Eddie Marr

Charlie Nevins

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Robert Allen

Fred Walcott

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Charlotte Wynters

Mrs. Helen Walcott

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Nora Lane

Mrs. Dorothy Grainger

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Alice Armand

Secretary

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Hooper Atchley

Bill - Croupier

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Harry C. Bradley

Gambling House Patron

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Ralph Brooks

Gambling House Patron

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Charles D. Brown

District Attorney

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Jack Carson

Narration - Prologue (voice)

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Dorothy Christy

Woman on Phone

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Nick Copeland

Dealer

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Dorothy Dearing

Laura Rhinelander

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Harry Depp

Bridge Player

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Mary Lou Dix

Kitty King

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Jay Eaton

Gambling House Patgron

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Bess Flowers

Bess - Gambling House Patron

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Jack Gargan

Cab Driver

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Grace Goodall

Bridge Player

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Harold Goodwin

Dealer

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Dick Gordon

Gambling House Patron

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Robert Haines

Counterman

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Theresa Harris

Beulah - Powder Room Attendant

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Lew Harvey

Bodyguard

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Harry Hayden

Husband - in Montage

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Suzanne Kaaren

Mrs. Williams

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Eddie Kane

Dan, Headwaiter

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Robert Emmett Keane

Editor

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Mike Lally

Gambling House Patron

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Bert Moorhouse

Gambling House Patron

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Mantan Moreland

Anxious Man

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Jack Norton

Mr. Murphy

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William H. O'Brien

Waiter

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Frank O'Connor

Frank - Hotel Doorman

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Alexander Pollard

Waiter

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Catherine Proctor

Minor Role

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Henry Roquemore

Gambling House Patron

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Larry Steers

Gambling House Patron

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Grady Sutton

R.O. Champion

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Frank M. Thomas

Publisher

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Laura Treadwell

Dowager

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Dale Van Sickel

Gambling House Patron

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Ruth Warren

Wife - in Montage

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Billy Wayne

Billy - Bartender

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June Wilkins

Mrs. Blake

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