High Stakes (1931 film)
| High Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lowell Sherman |
| Written by | J. Walter Ruben |
| Produced by | RKO Pictures |
| Starring | Lowell Sherman Mae Murray Karen Morley Edward Martindel |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
High Stakes is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama produced and released by RKO Pictures. The picture was directed by Lowell Sherman who also stars and marks the last starring screen appearance of silent screen diva Mae Murray.[1][2] It is based on a 1924 Broadway play that starred Sherman playing the same role he plays in this film.[3]
Plot
Cast
- Lowell Sherman - Joe Lennon
- Mae Murray - Dolly Jordan Lennon
- Karen Morley - Anne Cornwall
- Edward Martindel - Richard Lennon
- Leyland Hodgson - Louis Winkler aka Louis DeSalta
- Ethel Levey - Mrs. Leonore Gregory
- Alan Roscoe - Judge Hennessey
- Maude Turner Gordon - Mrs. Hennessey
- Charles Coleman - Murray
- Phillips Smalley - Mr. Gregory
References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
- ^ "AFI listing". www.afi.com.
- ^ "High Stakes". IBDB. September 9, 1924. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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