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1921 film

The Beautiful Gambler
A still from the film.
Directed by	William Worthington
Written by	Hope Loring Peter B. Kyne
Starring	Grace Darmond Jack Mower Harry von Meter
Cinematography	George Barnes
Production company	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	June 1921 (1921-06)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Beautiful Gambler is a 1921 silent Western film directed by William Worthington and starring Grace Darmond, Jack Mower, and Harry von Meter. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

Molly Hanlon marries a villainous and professional gambler after her father gets into a lot of debt from gambling. One day, the saloon she is at catches on fire, but she is saved by Miles Rand. Both Hanlon and Rand assume that the gambler has perished, and move to New York. However, it is revealed that the gambler is not dead, and he tracks the two down to kill them in revenge. He is unsuccessful. and Rand kills him, but authorities unaware of the circumstances arrest him and have him convicted of murder. One of the gambler's associates explains the situation to authorities, and Rand is freed. The film ends with Hanlon and Rand being free to marry.

Cast

Grace Darmond as Molly Hanlon
Jack Mower as Miles Rand
Harry von Meter as Lee Kirk
Charles Brinley as Jim Devlin
Herschel Mayall as Judge Rand
Willis Marks as Mark Hanlon

References

"Progressive Silent Film List: The Beautiful Gambler". silentera.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
Wollstein, Hans. "The Beautiful Gambler (1921)". All Movie. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

External links

The Beautiful Gambler at IMDb

v t e Films directed by William Worthington
The Grail (1915) Homage (1915) The Gopher (1915) The Social Lion (1915) Misjudged (1915) The Queen of Hearts (1915) Her Prey (1915) The Fair God of Sun Island (1915) On the Level (1915) In Search of a Wife (1915) As the Shadows Fall (1915) The Reward of Chivalry (1916) The Family Secret (1916) The Dupe (1916) After the Play (1916) The Best Man's Bride (1916) The Mark of a Gentleman (1916) Darcy of the Northwest Mounted (1916) The Wire Pullers (1916) Bringing Home Father (1916) The Rose Colored Scarf (1916) The False Part (1916) They Wouldn't Take Him Seriously (1916) Nature Incorporated (1916) Lee Blount Goes Home (1916) Cross Purposes (1916) The Heart of a Show Girl (1916) Main 4400 (1916) Love Never Dies (1916) The Masked Woman (1916) A Stranger from Somewhere (1916) Little Partner (1916) Bringing Home Father (1917) The Devil's Pay Day (1917) The Man Who Took a Chance (1917) The Clock (1917) The Car of Chance (1917) The Clean-Up (1917) The Beloved Traitor (1918) Twenty-One (1918) The Ghost of the Rancho (1918) His Birthright (1918) The Gray Horizon (1919) The Courageous Coward (1919) A Heart in Pawn (1919) His Debt (1919) All Wrong (1919) The Man Beneath (1919) The Dragon Painter (1919) Bonds of Honor (1919) The Illustrious Prince (1919) The Tong Man (1919) The Beggar Prince (1920) The Silent Barrier (1920) The Greater Profit (1921) The Unknown Wife (1921) The Beautiful Gambler (1921) Opened Shutters (1921) Go Straight (1921) Dr. Jim (1921) Tracked to Earth (1922) Out of the Silent North (1922) Afraid to Fight (1922) Kindled Courage (1923) The Bolted Door (1923) Fashionable Fakers (1923) Beauty and the Bad Man (1925) The Girl on the Stairs (1925)

Films directed by William Worthington

The Grail (1915)
Homage (1915)
The Gopher (1915)
The Social Lion (1915)
Misjudged (1915)
The Queen of Hearts (1915)
Her Prey (1915)
The Fair God of Sun Island (1915)
On the Level (1915)
In Search of a Wife (1915)
As the Shadows Fall (1915)
The Reward of Chivalry (1916)
The Family Secret (1916)
The Dupe (1916)
After the Play (1916)
The Best Man's Bride (1916)
The Mark of a Gentleman (1916)
Darcy of the Northwest Mounted (1916)
The Wire Pullers (1916)
Bringing Home Father (1916)
The Rose Colored Scarf (1916)
The False Part (1916)
They Wouldn't Take Him Seriously (1916)
Nature Incorporated (1916)
Lee Blount Goes Home (1916)
Cross Purposes (1916)
The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)
Main 4400 (1916)
Love Never Dies (1916)
The Masked Woman (1916)
A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
Little Partner (1916)
Bringing Home Father (1917)
The Devil's Pay Day (1917)
The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)
The Clock (1917)
The Car of Chance (1917)
The Clean-Up (1917)
The Beloved Traitor (1918)
Twenty-One (1918)
The Ghost of the Rancho (1918)
His Birthright (1918)
The Gray Horizon (1919)
The Courageous Coward (1919)
A Heart in Pawn (1919)
His Debt (1919)
All Wrong (1919)
The Man Beneath (1919)
The Dragon Painter (1919)
Bonds of Honor (1919)
The Illustrious Prince (1919)
The Tong Man (1919)
The Beggar Prince (1920)
The Silent Barrier (1920)
The Greater Profit (1921)
The Unknown Wife (1921)
The Beautiful Gambler (1921)
Opened Shutters (1921)
Go Straight (1921)
Dr. Jim (1921)
Tracked to Earth (1922)
Out of the Silent North (1922)
Afraid to Fight (1922)
Kindled Courage (1923)
The Bolted Door (1923)
Fashionable Fakers (1923)
Beauty and the Bad Man (1925)
The Girl on the Stairs (1925)

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