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The Turn of a Card

"The Man Who Gambles is Always a Loser."
Feb 15, 1918 · 1h 10m
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Comedy
Drama

PLOT

When he strikes it rich in Oklahoma oil fields, Jimmie Farrell is talked into risking everything in a card game against notorious gambler "Ace High" Burdette. To everyone's surprise, Burdette loses HIS fortune to Jimmie, including his estate in Long Island, NY. Stunned, Burdette wanders aimlessly through a forest and trips over a rock, sustaining a head injury. A feeble-minded local named "Curio" Johnson finds Burdette and takes him to his cabin, for some company. Meanwhile, Jimmie--under the impression that a depressed Burdette has killed himself--goes to New York to inspect his new "estate" and meets Burdette's daughter, Cynthia. The girl, however, mistakes him for a new chauffeur. Complications ensue.

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CAST

J. Warren Kerrigan
Jimmie Montgomery Farrell
Lois Wilson
Cynthia Burdette
Eugene Pallette
Eddie Barrett
William Conklin
William Phelps
David Hartford
'Ace High' Burdette
Elinor Fair
Millie Jarvis
Wallace Worsley
John Hays Cotton
Frank Clark
Finnegan
Directed by Oscar Apfel

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paralta Plays Inc.
Country
US

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