Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor

★ 5.4IMDb Score
Released:1951-09-09
Duration:72 min
Director:Edward L. Cahn
Actors:Steve Brodie, Marie Windsor, John Litel, Barbara Logan, Robert Sherwood
Production:Jack Broder Productions Inc.

Overview:

An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.

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