
The Great Gamble
Adventure · Mystery
Overview
The Great Gamble is a 1919 movie serial.
Top Cast


Charles Hutchison
Charles Hutchison
Ralph Darrell
Charles Hutchison
Ralph Darrell


Anna Luther
Anna Luther
Aline Morton / Eleanor 'Nell' Morton
Anna Luther
Aline Morton / Eleanor 'Nell' Morton


Richard Neill
Richard Neill
Richard Blake
Richard Neill
Richard Blake
William F. Moran
William F. Moran
Shorty 'The Rat'
William F. Moran
Shorty 'The Rat'
William Cavanaugh
William Cavanaugh
Cooley
William Cavanaugh
Cooley


Warren Cook
Warren Cook
Roger Morton
Warren Cook
Roger Morton


Karl Dane
Karl Dane
The sea captain
Karl Dane
The sea captain
Edith Thornton
Edith Thornton
Mrs. Catherine Morton
Edith Thornton
Mrs. Catherine Morton


Laura La Plante
Laura La Plante
(uncredited)
Laura La Plante
(uncredited)
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