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82% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Bryan Foy Edited by Jack Saper Initial release 1937 Production company Warner Bros. Cinematography James Van Trees | 5.7/10 IMDb Directed by Louis King Screenplay by Roy Chanslor Production
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Starring Barton MacLane
Ann Sheridan
Dick Purcell
Peggy Bates
Walter Cassel
Lottie Williams Cast Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane, Dick Purcell, Lottie Williams, Walter Cassel Similar Barton MacLane movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wine, Women and Horses is a 1937 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Barton MacLane, Ann Sheridan, Dick Purcell, Peggy Bates, Walter Cassel and Lottie Williams. It is based on the 1933 novel Dark Hazard by W. R. Burnett. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 11, 1937. A gambler tries to reform.
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His gal pal Valerie buys compulsive gambler Jim a meal after he goes broke. Jim takes off for points unknown and, stopping in a small Midwest town, he wins $20 off of George Mayhew in a game of horseshoes, then returns the money when he learns George can't afford to lose it.
Jim takes a liking to George's sister, Marjorie, and it's mutual. She spurns her beau Pres to marry Jim, despite her reservations about his gambling. Jim promises to get a job and does, as a Chicago hotel's night manager. A guest there, Bright, is impressed with Jim's $300 win in a dice game. Jim accepts his job offer to look after Bright's racehorses, but Marjorie leaves him.
Valerie teams up with Jim for a $20,000 racetrack payday. He has lost his wife, however, returning home to find she's in love with Pres now and wants a divorce. Jim has a new horse, Lady Luck, and realizes now that Val will become more than just a pal.