Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

73 mins | Drama | Jan. 31, 1934

Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. Jim buys racing dog Dark Hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on roulette.

Dark Hazard

73 mins | Drama | Jan. 31, 1934

Dark Hazard
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. Jim buys racing dog Dark Hazard and makes a fortune which he loses on roulette.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers First National Pictures
Original title Dark Hazard
Directors Alfred E. Green
Writers Ralph Block, Brown Holmes, W.R. Burnett

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Jim 'Buck' Turner

Genevieve Tobin

as Marge Mayhew Turner

Glenda Farrell

as Valerie 'Val' Wilson

Robert Barrat

as Tex Willis

Hobart Cavanaugh

as George Mayhew

Sidney Toler

as John Bright

War Cry

as Dark Hazard, a Greyhound Dog

Henry B. Walthall

as Schultz

George Meeker

as Pres Barrow

Emma Dunn

as Mrs. Mayhew

Willard Robertson

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

William V. Mong

as Plummer, Hotel Owner

Sam McDaniel

as George, the Train Porter (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Soapy Sam Lambert

James Donlan

as Man Advising Jim at Dog Track

Harrison Greene

as Roulette Dealer at Benny's Casino

Lew Harvey

as Mr. Stein's Assistant

Leonard Mudie

as Birdy, Australian Tout

Cyril Ring

as Extra at Third Roulette Table

Barbara Rogers

as Miss Dolby, Hotel Switchboard Operator

Harry Seymour

as Mr. Stein, the Bookkepper