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Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor

Don't be a sucker!

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

09 September 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Rick Bowers - aka Rick Slate

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Mary Slate

John Litel

John Litel

John Hewitt

Barbara Logan

Barbara Logan

Nancy Hewitt

Robert Sherwood

Robert Sherwood

Phillip Adams

Barbara Bestar

Barbara Bestar

Diane 'Dee' Hewitt

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Carleton P. Adams

Don Shelton

Don Shelton

George Irwin

Kay Lavelle

Kay Lavelle

Grandma Sarah Irwin

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Chuck Nordlinger

Isabel Randolph

Isabel Randolph

Margaret Adams

Ralph Reed

Ralph Reed

Teddy Cosgrove Phelps

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Miss Pierson

Ralph Hodges

Ralph Hodges

Chester Mitchell

Madelon Mitchell

Madelon Mitchell

Grace Shepard

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