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1) UHF
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
25th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an out-of-work loser inherits a UHF TV station, he creates his own programming and draws in huge ratings.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader's body is growing cold. They're playing your song Nick & Nora Charles!
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Kid thinks he's the best 5-card stud player in town, but The Man has never been beaten. It is therefore inevitable that they go head-on, and what a game it will be: a non-stop, stud poker duel-to-the-death to decide who will be the reigning king of the New Orleans gambling world.
Publisher
Kino
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Fullscreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the gambling episode in the ancient Hindu epic the Mahabharata, this rare classic of silent cinema tells of two kings who share a passion for reckless gambling, and for the same woman. A throw of dice is the third film in a pioneering trilogy of silent films made through a unique partnership between German director Franz Osten and Indian actor-producer Himansu Rai.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on real events that occurred in between 1980 and 1981. Dan Mahowney is a quiet, unassuming assistant manager at a bank in Toronto. He is a compulsive gambler and runs up a massive debt with his bookie. Dan's bank responsibilities include approving loans. Needing to cover his debts, Dan starts approving loans to non-existent clients and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to other accounts. As Dan's debts begin to grow into the seven figure...
10) Cry danger
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rocky is an innocent man released from prison. He's on the hunt for the people who framed him. Delong is a disabled veteran who produced the evidence that led to Rocky's release. He now wants part of the $100,000 in exchange for his help. However, after serving five years of a life-sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Rocky has a different plan. He wants to bring the real crooks to justice and clear the name of his friend Danny Morgan, who's unjustly...
11) Saratoga
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young woman tries to raise her status via engagement to the scion of a wealthy family. After she discovers that her father lost the farm in a bet to a bookie, she's determined to get it back, using only her wagering skills. The bookie has other ways of winning on his mind, but he knows it'll take more than luck to impress this lady.
Series
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Suffused with wry humor, this underworld comedy of manners melds the toughness of American gangster films with Gallic sophistication to lay the roadmap for the French New Wave. As the neon is extinguished for another dawn, an aging gambler navigates the treacherous world of pimps, moneymen and nav̐e associates while plotting one last score, the heist of the Deauville casino.
13) Mickey One
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After incurring the wrath of the mob, a comic flees Detroit for Chicago taking the name "Mickey One." As he returns to the stage and becomes successful, he fears that the mob will track him down. He wishes to square himself with the mob, but doesn't know what he did to anger them or what his debt is.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
15) House of games
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
16) Trouble man
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Cold as ice, hard as steel, and dressed to thrill, a private investigator known only as 'Mr. T' is hired by two thugs to find out who's stealing from their gambling operation. Armed with deadly martial arts mastery and an arsenal of weapons, Mr. T battles his way through a dangerous maze of violence, turf wars and even murder - while still finding time for the ladies." -- Container.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Brandon Lang becomes the protege of sports gambling's power player, Walter Abrams, he swiftly becomes the golden boy of the high-rolling world for his football picks. He soon finds himself in a deadly game of con-versus-con with his mentor.
18) Hard eight
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John, a half-bright loser stranded in Reno, is down to his last few bucks when Sydney, taking pity on him, offers a few tips on making money in the casinos. They have a great time in Reno until John hooks up with Clementine, a part-time prostitute and Jimmy, a slick casino insider. Now, a bungled ransom scheme threatens to turn all of their lives upside down.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In one of her earliest and most popular roles, the adorable Shirley Temple single-handedly melts the hearts of a gang of hardened gamblers when she is left as an IOU or 'marker' for debt. A jaded head bookie, 'Sorrowful' Jones, winds up playing reluctant papa to the curly-topped waif and soon falls under her spell. Helping Sorrowful with the rigors of instant fatherhood is the beautiful Bangles Carson, a nightclub singer whose racketeer boyfriend...
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