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Any Number Can Play

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When illegal casino owner Charley Enley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.
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Variety Staff Variety Jul 25, 2019
In attempting to sketch a portrait of a bigtime casino operator, screenwriter Richard Brooks has jammed the yarn with too many subordinate characterizations which fly off at a tangent. Go to Full Review
Bob Thomas Associated Press Jul 25, 2019
Everything gets jumbled in a mishmashy script that never knows where it's going. Go to Full Review
A.H. Weiler New York Times Oct 31, 2006
A competently acted and interesting entertainment but no great revelation. Go to Full Review
Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) Apr 4, 2019
[I] still cannot understand why this is supposed to be a Metro feature film. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 22, 2012
C
Clark Gable could have played in his sleep his part in this verbose Mervyn LeRoy's family melodrama, set almost entirely within a casino. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Mar 26, 2009
2.5/5
Stilted and unrealistic, this Gable vehicle is still arresting because of LeRoy's terse, professional direction and the star's commanding performance, although Corey and Smith give anemic efforts. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Mervyn LeRoy

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Clark Gable

Charley Enley Kyng

Alexis Smith

Lon Kyng

Mary Astor

Ada

Wendell Corey

Robbin Elcott

Audrey Totter

Alice Elcott

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Synopsis When illegal casino owner Charley Enley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Richard Brooks
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 52m
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