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Roulette

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Drama

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Before he can avenge a crooked card game, Dan Carrington suffers heart failure and dies in his chair. John Tralee, the cheater, feels a pang of guilt when he discovers that he has taken all of Carrington's money and adopts the dead man's little girl, Lois. The girl grows up and the gambling hall becomes her second home.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

19 January 1924

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edith Roberts

Edith Roberts

Lois Carrington

Norman Trevor

Norman Trevor

John Tralee

Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

Ben Corcoran

Mary Carr

Mary Carr

Mrs. Harris

Walter Booth

Walter Booth

Peter Marineaux

Effie Shannon

Effie Shannon

Mrs. Marineaux

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Dan Carrington

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Jimmy Moore

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Mrs. Smith-Jones

Diana Allen

Diana Allen

Mrs. Hastings

Dagmar Godowsky

Dagmar Godowsky

Rita

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Reginald

John Raymond

John Raymond

Hastings

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