The Gambling Fool

1925 film

The Gambling Fool

Directed by| J. P. McGowan
Written by| J. P. McGowan
Produced by| Jesse J. Goldburg
Independent Pictures Corporation
Starring| Franklyn Farnum
Cinematography| King D. Gray
Distributed by| Independent Pictures Corporation

Release dates

* November 1, 1924 (1924-11-01) (premiere in Riverdale, Illinois)
* January 1925 (1925-01) (nationwide)

Running time

| 5 reels
Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

The Gambling Fool is a 1925 silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan starring Franklyn Farnum.[1][2]

## Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] an honest gambler arrives at a tough town to meet the hard-hearted owner of a ranch. He wins the ranch and pays the back taxes on it in time to prevent it from being auctioned off. He finds an infant in the ranch house, rescuing it from the arch villain. He also protects the infant's aunt. Later, he overcomes the villains and triumphs in romance.

## Cast

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* Franklyn Farnum as Jack Stanford
* Otto Meyer as Stringy Hawkins (credited as Otto Myers)
* Fred Holmes as Plump Parker
* Harry S. Northrup as Lightning Cass
* Jack P. Pierce as Bud Fitzroy (credited as Jack Pierce)
* Ralph Yearsley as George Morgan
* Mary Louise Montague as Morgan's Child
* Joseph W. Girard as George Hartford
* Ruth Dwyer as Mary Hartford

## Preservation

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This picture is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Gambling Fool
2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Gambling Fool at silentera.com
3. ^ "New Pictures: The Gambling Fool", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 84, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 22, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 65, c.1978 American Film Institute
5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gambling Fool

## External links

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* The Gambling Fool at IMDb.com

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