Stills of Hollywood Stars in Gambling Scenes

John Wayne and Ward Bond in "Tall In the Saddle" (1944).  This is one of my all-time favorite movies.  I especially love the chemistry between Wayne and Ella Raines.  This "still" shows a very interesting scene in the movie. It is also controversial about the rules of poker.  The fellow with his back to the camera is holding a gun on Wayne.   Wayne and the guy were playing draw poker.  The guy needed to draw a Queen.  And he was dealt a Queen on the draw, but the card bounced off his wrist and was exposed!  Wayne said the card was thus "dead."  The guy protested. Wayne let the betting proceed. Wayne eventually claimed the pot because "the card was dead." But the guy draws his gun on unarmed Wayne and takes the pot.  Wayne leaves, but in a dramatic scene shortly returns with his gun and takes the pot!  I proudly own this still.

John Wayne and Ward Bond in "Tall In the Saddle" (1944).  In this movie Bond has the unusual role (for him) as the bad guy.  I own this still too.  This still is for sale, $15.00.

 

John Wayne at roulette table in "The New Frontier" (1935).  This is from a reproduction of an 8" x 10" still. "In 1889 pioneers race ahead of the law to claim free land in Oklahoma, forming wide-open towns. In one such, citizens elect Milt Dawson to challenge the self-appointed rule of gambler Ace Holmes, only to have him shot in the back. But leading the next batch of settlers is Milt's quick-on-the-draw son John [John Wayne], who gets help from friendly outlaws," per IMDb.

John Wayne and Jean Arthur in "Lady Takes a Chance" (1943), at craps table, Wayne shaking the dice in his right hand.

Roy Rogers in "Apache Rose" (1947).  I paid over $50.00 for this still.  It is signed by Roy Rogers.  In the still Roy is showing a "50" inlaid chip to a  land owner beset by crooked gamblers. I have a web page devoted to this still, and a close-up of the chip in Roy's hand:  Click here.

Roy Rogers (standing at roulette table, second from the right) and George 'Gabby' Hayes (in the center, wearing the star) in "Rainbow Over Texas" (1946).

Gene Autry in unnamed movie.  The seller on eBay described it as "GENE AUTRY SINGING COWBOY GAMBLING THRU DEMIN LEGS."

 

Humphrey Bogart as casino operator Rick Blaine in "Casablanca" (1942).  I own this.  Looks like a reproduction.  For sale, $20.00. Excellent condition.

Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Malone in "Law and Order" (1953).  Film was in color; this black and white photo was colorized. I own this one. Note that Reagan wears his gun here on his left side. Looks like he also uses his left hand to place chips on a roulette table!  Most recent Presidents of the U.S. have, oddly, been left handed.  There is some controversy as to whether Reagan was a lefty. "The story behind Ronald Reagan's left-handedness is far more complicated. For, Reagan usually wrote with his right hand! However, in his movie 'The Killers' (1964), Reagan slaps Angie Dickinson with his left hand, something that most left-handers would do. Interestingly, Reagan’s biographer (Edmund Morris) has pointed out that in his movies Ronald Reagan usually twirled and shot pistols with his left-hand! Reagan also showed the inclination to wave with his left-hand. Why does Ronald Reagan write with his right hand? This can likely be explained by the fact that in his earlier years teachers usually learned (forced) children to write with the right hand."

Joel McCrea: Barbara Stanwyck, and Joel McCrea (?) to the left of her), in "Gambling Lady" (1934).

 

Clark Gable in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).  Those are inlaid Comet chips on the table.  Nice chips, but not around during the Civil War!

Clark Gable, Frank Morgan (the Wizard of Oz), Barry Sullivan, and (I think) Edgar Buchanan around Gable's craps table in "Any Number Can Play" (1949).  The story of club owner Gable balancing his gambling enterprise with his family life is mostly uninteresting, but the movie is very worthwhile seeing for the great supporting cast of different gambling denizens constantly talking of gambling philosophies, lots of gambling equipment, and the depiction of the gambling milieu  of the times then.

Clark Gable in unnamed movie or a publicity shot.

Kirk Douglas practicing playing card dexterity in "The War Wagon" (1967), co-starring John Wayne.

Victor Mature and Ona Munson in wonderful scene of the main roulette pit in "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941), the great  Josef von Sternberg noir movie about degradation, revenge and addiction.  It also stars  Gene Tierney and Walter Huston.  Must-see movie with  a lot of gambling and sin. Munson is seen at the upper-right, at the entrance to the pit in white dress and arms outstretched.  Mature is down aways and in front of her; he is wearing white Asian garb and a fez.  Click here to see my lobby card from the movie, at the bottom of that page.

Picture to left:  Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, from left to right just as on the Sands Hotel-Casino sign in this famous photo of the "Rat Pack," probably a publicity shot for the movie "Ocean's Eleven" (1960).  All five were in the movie. . Picture to right: Dean Martin (upper left), Peter Lawford (up rt), Frank Sinatra (center),  Clem Harvey (low lt), and Richard Conte (low rt).

Frank Sinatra in "Ocean's Eleven" (1960)	Frank Sinatra in "Ocean's Eleven" (1960), playing a slot machine.  Note the "Sands" marque on the slot machine.

Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner (left still) in "The Great Sinner" (1949), a must-see gambling-related movie. Ponderous in many places, but worthwhile because: 100% of the dialogue is about 19th century gambling and gambling addiction and philosophy; "A" production with elaborate scenes of 19th century Prussian gambling casinos and costumes; great supporting cast; Ava Garndner never looked more beautiful. Gregory Peck and Debbie Reynolds (right still) in "How the West Was Won" (1962).

Gary Cooper playing poker in "The Hanging Tree" (1959).

Burt Lancaster (center, w black hat) and Rhonda Fleming in "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957)

Tyrone Power (seated in center, picture on the left) in "Mississippi Gambler" (1952).  King Donovan is left of him. Picture on right: TYRONE POWER (on the right) playing cards with RON RANDELL. JOHN McINTIRE is in the foreground left.  "Mississippi Gambler" (1952).

James Stewart (in center, white hat) in "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964).  Publicity photo for the media to print in newspapers.  John Carradine is at the left; he, arguably, appeared in more movies than any other person! Arthur Kennedy (?) is on the right.

James Stewart collecting slot machine payout in unnamed movie.	Marlon Brando shooting dice in unnamed movie.

Rock Hudson and Julie Adams in "The Lawless Breed" (1953).

Edward G. Robinson talking to girl at roulette table.  James Cagney at upper left.  Most likely, "Smart Money" (1931).  I would sell the still for $10.00.

Edward G. Robinson (shooting dice) and Edward Arnold (also in center) in "Unholy Partners" (1941).

Robert Redford and Demi Moore at craps table in "Indecent Proposal" (1993).  For sale at $20.00.

John Gilbert (seated at left) in "Redemption" (1930).

Paul Newman in "The Sting" (1973).  Fine con game movie.  (Incidentally, in the color Paul Newman  picture at the top of this page, Newman is using the generic inlaid "Geometric" chips -- triangle in a circle.  Same movie, "The Sting.")

Will Rogers (seated in center) at faro game (note the layout board and case keeper and chips) in old silent movie.  I don't know the title or year.

 

Steve McQueen (left) in "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965). Tony Curtis in "Mr. Cory" (1957).

Richard Widmark (on phone) watching Mark Stevens (in black coat) playing poker in film noir "Street With No Name" (1948). "After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs (Lloyd Nolan) of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell (Stevens), to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles (Widmark), neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous...," per IMDb.
Elvis Presley and Donna Douglas (of TV's "Beverly Hillbillies") in "Frankie and Johnny" (1966). -----------------------------------
Dean Martin playing poker in "Mr. Ricco" (1975)
FRANK SINATRA AND DEAN MARTIN PLAYING POKER IN "SOME CAME RUNNING" (1958).
Dean Martin (player with no hat) in "5 Card Stud" (1968). "After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging. Who will be killed next and who is responsible? Is it one of the original party seeking to cover their accursed deed, or perhaps the mysterious Rev. Jonathan Rudd, who has recently arrived in town? ," per IMDb.
Frank Sinatra, next to Mitzi Gaynor,  playing poker in "The Joker is Wild" (1957), "Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young, talented singer who performs in speakeasies. When he bolts one job for another, the mob boss who owns the first speakeasy has his thugs try to kill Lewis. Lewis survives, but his vocal cords are cut and he cannot sing. ... The assault that nearly cost him his life also helped turn him into an alcoholic and an inveterate gambler. These two character defects become the basis for his act [as a comedian] and help to make him a smash success. Unfortunately, they also work to wreak havoc in his personal life," per IMDb.
Frank Sinatra and (on the right) Wallace Ford in "Johnny Concho" (1956)
Henry Fonda (center) playing poker in "Spencer's Mountain" (1963).
Clint Eastwood (right) and  producer-playright Alan Jay Lerner conversing at gambling table prop between takes at their musical "Paint Your Wagon" (1969).  Part of the press information sheet is at the bottom of the picture. "A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnaping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boomtown. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.," per IMDb.
Clint Eastwood (sitting, right) and Lee Marvin (standing next to Clint) in "Paint Your Wagon" (1969). Awful, silly musical.  Jean Seberg wasted (see entry above thiis one.)
Steve McQueen (l) in publicity photo for "Cincinnati Kid" (1965).
James Cagney next to Ann Sheridan in "Angels With Dirty Faces" (1938). "Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Jerry Connolly (Pat O'Brien) were tough kids who grew up together in the toughest part of New York --- Hell's Kitchen. Early on, Rocky gets sent to reform school, where he learns how to be a first class criminal. Jerry, who had escaped from the law, goes straight and becomes a priest. .. .....," per IMDb
James Cagney with the Dead End Kids in same movie as above, "Angels With Dirty Faces" (1938). Note the opened slot machine and the exposed reels.
unknown lady, Brigid Bazlen, Steve McQueen (seated), Paula Prentiss and Jim Hutton (left to right at roulette table) in "The Honeymoon Machine" (1961). "The crew aboard the USS Elmira are working on a project, code named Operation Honeymoon. At the operation's core is the testing of the Magnetic Analyzer Computing Synchrotron, or MACS for short, which is a smart computer . ... ... [They] want to know if MACS, if given the proper data, can accurately predict games of chance, such as those found in casinos"..... ..., per IMDb
Young Rock Hudson in "The Lawless Breed" (1953). "Released from jail, John Wesley Hardin (Hudson) leaves an account of his life with the local newspaper. It tells of his overly religious father, his resulting life of cards and guns, and his love for his step-sister replaced on her death during a gun fight with that for dance-hall girl Rosie.," per IMDb.
Rock Hudson in "Bend of the River" (1952). Good Anthony Mann Western. "Glyn McLyntock [Jimmy Stewart]  has taken a job leading settlers west. He is helped by Emerson Cole [Arthur Kennedy], a man with a shady past whom McLyntock saves from a lynching. The homesteaders set up home a few days from Portland, but when McLyntock goes to collect their winter supplies he finds a town gone gold crazy. Can he get the food back to the settlers, and can he still count on Cole?," per IMDb.
Robert Taylor (far right) as detective making arrest at a poker game, in "Rogue Cop" (1954). "Detective Chris Kelvaney (Taylor) has a brother, Eddie, who also is a policeman. He witnessed a murderer running away from the scene of the crime. Chris has contacts with the gangster Beaumonte, who is willing to pay $15,000 if Eddie withdraws his testimony. But Eddie is an honorable cop and refuses. Beaumonte makes sure that Eddie is killed. After his death, Kelvaney starts to track down his brother's killer.," per IMDb.
Robert Taylor and Van Heflin (both standing) in "Johnny Eager" (1941). "Ruthless hood Johnny Eager [Taylor} is pretending to his parole officer that he has chucked the rackets and is now a full-time taxi driver. In fact he's as deep in as he ever was, and desperately needs official permission to open his new dog track. When he meets up with Lisbeth Bard [Lana Turner] he finds he not only has a stunning new girlfriend but a possible way to get his permit.," per IMDb.
Phil Silvers playing Sgt. Bilko.
Glenn Ford promtional still for his movie "Mr Soft Touch" (1949). "Just before Christmas, Joe Miracle, a returning WWII war hero, comes home to learn that gangster Barney Teener has taken over his nightclub and murdered Joe's partner. Joe loots the club's safe for $100,000 and then finds sanctuary in a settlement house ran by Jenny Jones. Mistaking him for a down-and-out musician, she helps him understand the importance of her work. "Early" Byrd, a newspaper columnist, learns Joe's true identity and writes a column that puts Barney on his trail. The gangsters recover the money, after setting fire to the settlement house, but Joe steals it again, and returns to the gutted welfare house disguised as Santa Claus, and gives the money to Jenny to rebuild. There, Tenner and his gang catch up to Joe.," per IMDb.
Tyrone Power in "Mississippi Gambler" (1953). "Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.," per IMDb.
Bob Hope, and Jim Davis (r) in "Allias Jesse James" (1959). "Inept insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a $100,000 policy. When his boss learns the man was Jesse James he sends Milford after him with money to buy back the policy. After a masked Jesse robs Milford of the money, Milford's boss heads out with more money. Jesse learns about it and plans to rob him, have Milford dressed as him get killed in the robbery, and then collect the $100,000. ," per IMDb.
Tony Curtis (l) with poker chips in "The Perfect Furkough" (1958). "To pacify 104 sex-starved male soldiers building an Arctic radar base, Army psychologist Vicki Loren suggests choosing one by lot to have a "perfect furlough" as selected by the men: three weeks in Paris with their favorite pin-up queen, Sandra Roca. Since "winner" Paul Hodges is a tireless Don Juan, and this is a fifties comedy, Vicki is ordered to keep Paul and Sandra out of bed. But who will guard the guardian?," per IMDb.
WALLACE BEERY (centre right w/ cigar) at a roulette table. FRANCES RAFFERTY is on the far right. LEE TUNG FOO is the ORIENTAL man next to WALLACE BEERY. PAUL HURST is standing behind LEE TUNG FOO. BRUCE KELLOGG is second from the right -- in "Barbary Coast Gent" (1944). "Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.," per IMDb.
David Niven (in white jacket) and Dody Goodman in "Bedtime Story" (1964).  Also starring Marlon Brando and Shirley Jones. "Benson (Brando), is a Casanova who despises women and invents all sorts of tricks to bed them and leave them. His favorite one is going through Germany posing as an American GI of Teunonic extraction. Whenever he spots a girl he likes, he takes a Polarod picture of her house, knocks on the door waving the photo and pretending to be on a pilgrimage to this very cottage his grandmother so vividly described.....," per IMDb.
Victor Mature (upper left) watches Richard Burton and other Romans sahooting dice for Jesus' garments at Crucifixion in "The Robe" (1953). "Marcellus (Burton) is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed. ," per IMDb.

Peter Lorre is arrested as he stands by roulette table at Rick's Café Américain in "Cassablanca" (1942). The famous movie (often called the most popular movie ever made) stars "Humphrey Bogart (in his nominated for Best Actor Academy Award role; as "Rick", Richard Blaine), Ingrid Bergman (as Ilsa Lund), Claude Rains (in his nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award role; as Captain Renault), Conrad Veidt (as Major Strasser), Sydney Greenstreet (as Signor Ferrari), Peter Lorre (as Ugarte), S.Z. Sakall (as Carl), Paul Henreid (as Victor Laszlo), Dooley Wilson (as Sam), Madeleine LeBeau (as Yvonne), and Leonid Kinskey (as Sascha).
Humphrey Bogart (center left)  and Ward Bond (center right) in "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939). "McCord's [Bogart] gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid [star James Cagney] takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.," per IMDb.
Clark Gable playing faro in "Call of the Wild" (1935). "Call of the Wild, the 1935 William A. Wellman Alaskan canine dog adventure melodrama (based on the classic dog-in-the-Yukon novel by Jack London, but with a greatly expanded romance that wasn't in the book) starring Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Reginald Owen, Frank Conroy, and Buck (the St. Bernard dog!). Note that while making this movie, married Clark Gable had an affair with unmarried Loretta Young, and she became pregnant, and because it would have ruined both their careers, she took a year off and returned with an "adopted" baby!," per emoviepostercom
Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott in "Dead Reckoning" (1947), at craps table. ------------------------------------
Boris Karloff, Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney playing craps on a billiard  table in "Smart Money" (1931). (Robinson is in the center. Karloff is left of him.  Cagney, in striped shirt, is right of Robinson.) "Nick Venizelos (Robinson), an immigrant Greek barber, has an uncommon affinity for poker and other sorts of wagering and a group of his friends bankroll him in a big game, where his weakness for pretty blondes is taken advantage of by sleazy operator Sleepy Sam who cleans him out in a rigged game. Nick accepts help from his buddy Jack (Cagney) as they turn the tables on the grifters, but triumph soon changes to tragedy." per IMDb.
Edward G Robinson in same move as above, "Smart Money." "Wonderful original b/w 8x10 movie still featuring Edward G Robinson gambling at a roulette table with 6 blondes in a scene from the 1931 film "Smart Money."
Douglas Fairbanks [Sr.] shooting dice in "The Private Life of Don Juan" (1934). "What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won't come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan. When a jealous husband kills him, the real Don Juan sees a way to avoid jail and get some peace. He hides as Captain Mariano in a small town. After six months, he's ready to return to society: can he measure up to the legend, will women find him attractive, and what about Doña Dolores?" per IMDb.
Paul Newman (lower right) playing poker in "Cool Hand Luke" (1967). "Luke is sent to a prison camp, where he gets a reputation as a hard man. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to break him by beating him up. It doesn't work, and he gains respect. His mother dies, and he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught again. Will the camp bosses ever break him ?", per IMDbv.
David Niven  at faro game in "The Elusive Pimpernel" "(released in the U.S. as "The Fighting Pimpernel"), the 1950 Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger English historical romantic adventure melodrama ("They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel!"; a loose remake of "The Scarlet Pimpernel"; based on the story by Baroness Emmuska Orczy) starring David Niven (in the title role as Sir Percy Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel), Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins, Cyril Cusack, and Robert Coote"  per seller. "... .... A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine," per IMDb.
David Niven and Ann Blyth in "The King's Thief" (1955). "Lady Mary's father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the king's evil chancellor, the duke of Brompton, who has found a way of getting rich by accusing his enemies of treason, having them killed and then expropriating their fortune. Lady Mary travels to London to meet the duke, but instead meets the handsome Michael Dermott. Dermott has found the duke's notebook where all his evil schemes have been written down. Of course, he is very anxious to get his notebook back.," per IMDb.
Ray Milland  "cheating" in "The Man With X-Ray Eyes" (1963). British 8 x 10 Front of the House Card. "Dr. James Xavier is a world renowned scientist experimenting with human eyesight. He devises a drug, that when applied to the eyes, enables the user to see beyond the normal realm of our sight (ultraviolet rays etc.) it also gives the user the power to see through objects. Xavier tests this drug on himself, when his funding is cut off. As he continues to test the drug on himself, Xavier begins to see, not only through walls and clothes, but through the very fabric of reality!," per IMDb.
Glenn Ford in early scene in craps game in "Gilda" (1946). "Just arrived in Argentina, small-time crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is saved from a gunman by sinister Ballin Mundson, who later makes Johnny his right-hand man. But their friendship based on mutual lack of scruples is strained when Mundson returns from a trip with a wife: the supremely desirable Gilda, whom Johnny once knew and learned to hate. The relationship of Johnny and Gilda, a battlefield of warring emotions, becomes even more bizarre after Mundson disappears...," per IMDb.
Glen Ford playing blackjack in "Gilda" (1946). Joseph Calleia is looking over his shoulder.  I own this still.  For sale at $15.00.
Tony Curtis in "Rawhide Years" (1955). "Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.," per IMDb.

------------------------------------- Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra (the two crouched and on one knee) shooting dice in "Guys and Dolls" (1955).  IMDb: "All the hot gamblers are in town, and they're all depending on Nathan Detroit [Sinatra] to set up this week's incarnation of "The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"; the only problem is, he needs $1000 to get the place. Throw in Sarah Brown [Jean Simmons], who's short on sinners at the mission she runs; Sky Masterson [Brando], who accepts Nathan's $1000 bet that he can't get Sarah Brown to go with him to Havana; Miss Adelaide [Vivian Blaine], who wants Nathan to marry her; Police Lieutenant Brannigan, who always seems to appear at the wrong time; and the music/lyrics of Frank Loesser, and you've got quite a musical. Includes the songs: Fugue for Tinhorns, "Luck Be a Lady", "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"."
Cary Grant and Carole Lombard (both center) in "Sinners In the Sun" (1932).  Looks like the edge of a roulette wheel at the very lower left, under the purse. "Doris and Jimmie are in love, but she refuses to marry him, and he chucks her. Jimmie becomes Claire Kinkaid's chauffeur, and Claire falls in love with him. Doris becomes the mistress of Eric, a very rich bloke, who doesn't love his wife. Doris and Eric go gambling around the world, which is what Ridgeway and Lil are doing. Lil kills herself. Doris and Jimmie meet again, argue, and then get back together," per internet. (At first I thought it was from Cary Grant's "Gambling Ship" (1933), but no.)
Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin (playing solitaire)  in "Some Came Running" (1958). This is an 8 x 10 British "Front of House" card. "Dave Hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 Parkman, Indiana, his hometown. His prosperous brother introduces him to Gwen French, a local teacher. But the more flamboyant Ginny has followed him to Parkton, where he also meets gambler Bama Dillert. Dave must come to terms with his roots and with his future.," per IMDb.
Frank Sinatra (at left, pointing finger) at craps table in "Meet Danny Wilson" (1951).  Shelly Winters also stars; I believe she is just above Sinatra in the still. "Danny Wilson (Sinatra) and partner Mike make a meager living singing in dives and hustling pool. One night they meet entertainer Joy Carroll (Winters), who gets them a job at racketeer Nick Driscoll's (Raymond Burr) posh nightclub. But Nick wants a high price: half of Danny's future income. Danny's career skyrockets, but his position at the top of the heap, and his one-sided romance with Joy, prove extremely unstable. ," per IMDb.
Steve McQueen (seated, on left), Jack Weston (McQueen is grabbing his shoulder), Karl Malden (seated, third from the right), and Edward G. Robinson (seated, second from right)  in poker game in "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965).
Steve McQueen again in "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965).  This time Joan Blondell (sitting in center) is dealing.  Left to right: McQueen, Ann-Margret,  Karl Malden, Blondell, unknown actor, and Edward G. Robinson (sitting, far right).
Paul Newman (2nd left) and George C Scott (3rd left), playing poker in "The Hustler" (1961). "Pool-hall America: a merciless macho world where success demands absolute ruthlessness and coming second means a personal hell of inadequacy and doubt. Fast Eddy is the young hopeful on the way to challenging past master of the green baize Minnesota Fats for his world title.," per IMDb.
Joseph Schildkraut at poker table in "The Mississippi Gambler" (1929). 700 pix.
Richard Burton,  standing at baccarat table in "Villain" (1971).  Ian McShane is sitting in front of him. This is an 8 x 10" British lobby card (Front of the House card). "Murderous, sadistic London gang leader Vic Dakin, a mother-obsessed homosexual modeled on real-life gangster Ronnie Kray, is worried about potential stool pigeons that may bring down his criminal empire. .. ...... ," per IMDb. 700 pix.
Rod Steiger (end of table, in center) and Edward G. Robinson (sitting to right of Steiger) at Monte Carlo roulette table in "Seven Thieves" (1959).  (Scan is just part of a 10 x 13" still.) "A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.," per IMDb.
Dick Powell (center) and Evelyn Keyes at roulette wheel in "Johnny O'Clock" (1947; this still is from the 1956 re-release).  Terrific film noir crime drama. High-class gambler gets in trouble with the law.
Walter Matthau (standing, w/ Mets cap) in famous poker game scene in famous comedy "The Odd Couple" (1968).  The other star, Jack Lemmon, is not pictured here. The scene explained this way: It was known to all that Oscar was short of money.  During a brief blackout in the middle of the poker game a $50 bill was missing from the pot or kitty.  Everyone suspected Oscar. They turned the lights out to give the thief a chance to return the money, so Felix returned the money in the dark to "protect" Oscar. But the bill was in the sandwich, and Oscar even took a bite out of it. I can't quite remember how it got in the sandwich, but it was in the darkness - maybe during the power outage.  In the scene in the still here, you see Oscar discovering the bill in the sandwich.  Great scene.
Clark Gable playing Three Card Monte in "Honky Tonk" (1941). "When gambler Candy Johnson (Gable) comes to the small-town Yellow Creek, he has set his mind on the narrow path to live an honest life. He falls in love with young Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner)  and with the money he won at gambling he opens up a saloon. ," per IMDb.
Robert Redford at poker table in "Havana" (1990). "Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harms way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is.," per IMDb.
Robert Redford at poker table in "Havana" (1990), same movie as above. This 8 x 10 still was signed by Robert Redford.
Alexander Scourby (?), unknown actor, Eli Wallach, Edward G. Robinson and Sebastian Cabot (left to right) at roulette table in "Seven Thieves" (1960). "A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.," per IMDb.
Edward Arnold, Edward G. Robinson and Laraine Day (l to r) playing "high card" in "Unholy Partners" (1941). "Newspaperman Bruce Corey [Robinson] returns from World War I with new ideas and wants to start his own tabloid. For want of other financing, he takes on as silent partner Merrill Lambert [Arnold], gangland gambling kingpin. Thus is born the New York Mercury. Though its standards are not of the cleanest, Corey does fight to keep his paper's voice independent of Lambert. The two men's clash reaches a climax just as unsuspecting young reporter Tommy becomes Lambert's rival for lovely Gail Fenton [Marsha Hunt]. ," per IMDb.
Edward G. Robinson (white shirt) in "Dark Hazard" (1934). "Jim [Robinson] 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.," per IMDb.
Gene Autry (2nd on left) at roulette table in "Rancho Grande" (1940). "This Gene Autry entry was sold to the exhibitors as a "Special" (a term used about once a production season when Republic wanted to charge the exhibitors a higher fee than usual for an Autry film) and finds "Rancho Grande foreman Gene Autry more than a little distressed when he learns that the heirs of the ranch, siblings Kay, Patsy and Tom Dodge, are on their way. The young Dodges have a nation-wide reputation as wild irresponsibles, and Gene already has his hands full trying to save the ranch from foreclosure. .. .....But, hey, not to worry, this isn't the first time (nor the last) that Gene has faced the problem of impudent heirs taking bad advice. ," per IMDb.
Wm Powell (center) playing poker in unnamed movie.
Ronald Coleman (left hand grasping currency) in "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1935). "Paul Gallard [Coleman] is one of the many White Russians living in Paris, a one-time aristocrat now reduced to driving a taxicab. Several of his compatriots supply him with a gambling stake in hopes that he can reverse their downward fortunes. Paul goes to Monte Carlo and proceeds to win big, breaking the bank. The casino then schemes to get its money back by sending Helen Berkeley to lure Paul back and insure that he loses this time. But Helen finds her task complicated by her falling in love with Paul. ," per IMDb.
Henry Fonda reaching with chips in "Rings On Her Fingers" (1942). "Susan Miller [Gene Tierney] works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful clothes and glamour she can never hope to have. Enter May Worthington and Warren, a pair of con artists who pose as the mother and uncle of a pretty girl in order to separate millionaires from their money. They convince Susan she has an opportunity to fulfill all her dreams, and the trio heads for Palm Beach. Susan meets John Wheeler [Fonda] who says he is shopping for a sailboat. Believing that he is a millionaire, Warren and May sell him a boat that doesn't belong to them, and make off with his $15,000 life savings. ... ...," per IMDb
Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney in same movie as above.  Seller says, "The photo features a great shot of Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney standing at a row of slot machines, as a crowd gathers around them."
George Raft (standing, right, white tie) in "The Man From Cairo." ""The Man from Cairo", a Michaeldavid production for distribution by Lippert, with Ray Enright the only credited director on the film print, finds Mike Canelli [Raft], the man from Cairo, nosing around Algiers with mystery surrounding the people he meets and the things he does and has done to him, all deriving from the war-time theft of $100,000,000 in gold which lies somewhere in the adjacent desert. People representing many nationalities and reasons are also seeking the gold. It boils down to a battle between Canelli and the original looter aboard a speeding train.," per IMDb.

Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger and Robert Young (l to r)  in "Western Union" (1941).  I happen to own this one, would sell it for $15.

Randolph Scott  and Claire Trevor in "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1961).

Robert Mitchum and Gloria Graham (in center) playing Asian game (?) in "Macao" (1952).

Robert Mitchum in "Blood on the Moon" (1953).  Very sturdy Western, among the best.

 

William Powell: Myrna Loy, Asta and William Powell  in "Song of the Thin Man" (1947), the 6th and final Thin Man film. All good things must come to an end.  Many scenes take place on an off-shore gambling ship.  In the still on the left, Powell is holding chips and a roulette layout is seen in the background. On the right, Powell and Loy could be playing gin rummy.  Loy has cards in her left hand, and Powell in his right hand.  Asta is kibitzing.

 

Sean Connery (left) as 007 James Bond playing poker in "Dr. No." (1962). Daniel Craig (right) as 007 James Bond with chips and his gun in "Casino Royale" (2006).  I sell prop chips from this movie on this page.

Pierce Brosnan (left) as James Bond in "GoldenEye" (1995). Timothy Dalton (right), as James Bond, and Carey Lowell in "Licence to Kill" (1989).

Sean Connery as James Bond playing baccarat with arch enemy Emilio Largo played by Adolfo Celi in the film "Thunderball" (1965). Claudine Auger as Domino is seated between them.	Sean Connery  as Bond, holding onto plaques and Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971).

left: Jeffrey Wright (at far end of poker table) signed this 8" x 10" "Casino Royale" (2006) still.  Daniel Craig and Mads Mikkelsen  are glaring across the table at each other. right: Sean Connery (standing, center)  in "Thunderball" (1965).

Orson Welles (with the cigar, at baccarat table) and Usula Andress (with the roulette wheel) in "Casino Royale" (1967). (Peter Sellers as James Bond was in the movie too.  Looks like he is sitting across from Welles, next to the woman.)

George Lazenby (seated, left) playing baccarat in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969).

"Casino" cast: Sharon Stone; Robert DeNiro and Don Rickles; and Joe Pesci in "Casino" (1995).  This is an 8 x 10 glossy still.

"Casino" (1995) Director Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci.

 

CHICO, HARPO and GROUCHO MARX at the Roulette Table from the Marx Brothers classic comedy, A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946).  Lots of inlaid Comet roulette chips.

Jerry Lewis in "Pardners" (1956).

Bob Hope at poker table in "Alias Jesse James" (1959).  Still is for sale, $15.00.

Bud Abbott (left) and Lou Costello (second from left) playing roulette in "The Naughty Ninteies" (1945).  Still is for sale, $15.00.

"Laurel and Hardy are involved in a game of dice with disasterous results. A must for all fans of Laurel and Hardy and classic Hollywood movie stills," per seller on eBay.  Unnamed movie.  Where is the dice?  Under the musical instruments?

Laurel and Hardy cheating at poker in unnamed movie.  Note the cards secreted in pants cuffs and other places.

 

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and the Bowery Boys playing craps in "Lucky Losers" (1950). Hall (left) and Gorcey are in the center looking at each other and holding chips.

Leo Gorcey (right of the girl), Huntz Hall (holding the two cards) and the Bowery Boys playing blackjack in "Here Come the Marines" (1952).  Still for sale, $15.00.

HUNTZ HALL (with cap), LEO GORCEY and DAVID GORCEY in a scene photo from one of the THE BOWERY BOYS movies, "Crashing Las Vegas" (1956).

Mickey Rooney (right), 12 years old, shooting dice in movie "Fast Companions" (1932), about fixing horse races.

Mickey Rooney  holding a pair of dice in promotion of "Killer McCoy" (1947).

Red Skelton (center, under light fixture) playing poker in "Texas Carnival" (1951). Glenn Strange is to the right of him.  "A guy and a girl  are working in a carnival's dunk tank. When inebriated Texan comes to the booth he and the guy starts drinking. Eventually the Texan invites him to a function. When they get there he's mistaken for the Texan and she for the man's sister. Eventually he lost a wager and doesn't know how he's going to pay it," per IMDb.

 

George M. Cohan in "Gambling" (1934).  "Originally, 'Gambling' was a stage drama, written by, produced and starring Cohan, that flopped on Broadway in 1929. Cohan starred in the low-budget film version five years later. Reportedly, the finished product was so dire that Cohan asked producer Harold Franklin to destroy all prints and the negative. Franklin appears to have complied: the film was previewed and briefly released, yet all prints vanished shortly afterwards." (Cohan, of course, is the famous "American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer. His many popular songs include "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway," and "The Yankee Doodle Boy." His life and music were depicted in the Academy Award-winning film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), starring James Cagney")

Joseph Schildkraut, seated in the center, as Gaylord Ravenal in the first of three film versions of author Edna Ferber's famous musical "SHOW BOAT," produced in 1929 by Universal Pictures and directed by James Whale. I am proud to own an original lobby card from the movie.  The lobby card happens to be based on the exact same scene as in this still.  It can be seen near the top of this page.

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