Gambling on the High Seas (1940)

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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 ... See full summary »

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  • Gilbert Roland and Jane Wyman in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
  • Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
  • Wayne Morris and Gilbert Roland in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
  • Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
  • Roger Pryor in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
  • John Deering, Matty Fain, and Jane Wyman in Gambling on the High Seas (1940)

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5 December 2019 | bkoganbing
4
| Hurried remake
Gambling On The High Seas is a remake of the Bette Davis-George Brent-Ricardo Cortez film Special Agent. This version seemed to be done a real hurry like the players had to report to other and better films on the Warner Brothers lot.

Wayne Morris gets his girlfriend Jane Wyman to betray her boss Gilbert Roland a racketeer who runs a gambling ship beyond the 3 mile limit. Wyman didn't seem to take much convincing.

Gilbert Roland maybe looked the most bored of all the cast members. Usually a sparkling personality he displays none of the charm he is noted for either as a hero or a villain.

It's a bet that none of the three leads looked on this as the pinnacle of their careers.

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This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Wednesday 12 September 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Portland OR Monday 7 January 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12), in Boston Saturday 23 February 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4), and in San Diego CA Sunday 12 May 1957 on KFMB (Channel 8).

Goofs

Laurie takes the card of "A.P. Smith" out of the file cabinet twice.

Crazy Credits

Wayne Morris's character is called Jim Carver in the film, but Jim Carter in the credits.

Soundtracks

Put That Down in Writing
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played as background music

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Plot Summary

Genres

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

22 June 1940

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

San Pedro, California, USA

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