"Is this worth a watch? If you're a fan of old black-and-white studio dramas where people talk in snappy, clipped sentences, Men of Chance is fine for a rainy afternoon. It’s got that specific 1930s energy—all hats, high stakes, and people walking into rooms just to announce bad news. If you hate melodrama or need your plots to actually make sense in the third act, you’re going to be frustrated by how quickly Martha just decides to fold under pressure. Mary Astor is doing a lot of heavy lifting ..."
Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry. After the marriage Martha, who has genuinely fallen in love with Silk, innocently feeds his inside betting information to Dorval, causing Silk to lose a fortune.
Louis Weitzenkorn, Eddie Welch, Louis Stevens
United States
Is this worth a watch? If you're a fan of old black-and-white studio dramas where people talk in snappy, clipped sentences, Men of Chance is fine for a rainy afternoon. It’s got that specific 1930s energy—all hats, high stakes, and people walking into rooms just to announce bad news. If you hate melodrama or need your ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
George Archainbaud
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