Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

112 mins | Drama | July 15, 1949

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.

Any Number Can Play

112 mins | Drama | July 15, 1949

Any Number Can Play
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Any Number Can Play
Directors Sid Sidman, Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Edward Harris Heth, Richard Brooks

Cast

Clark Gable

as Charley Enley Kyng

Alexis Smith

as Lon Kyng

Wendell Corey

as Robbin Elcott

Audrey Totter

as Alice Elcott

Frank Morgan

as Jim Kurstyn

Mary Astor

as Ada

Lewis Stone

as Ben Gavery Snelerr

Barry Sullivan

as Tycoon

Marjorie Rambeau

as Sarah Calbern

Leon Ames

as Dr. Palmer

Mickey Knox

as Pete Senta

Richard Rober

as Lew 'Angie' Debretti

William Conrad

as Frank Sistina

Darryl Hickman

as Paul Enley Kyng

Caleb Peterson

as Sleigh

Dorothy Comingore

as Mrs. Purcell

Art Baker

as Mr. Reardon

Scotty Beckett

as Paul Kyng as a Boy, in Photo (uncredited)