Any Number Can Play

Released Jul 15, 1949

1 hr. 52 min.

Drama

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14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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When illegal casino owner Charley Enley Kyng (Clark Gable) 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 (Wendell Corey), who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.

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philip w

Well I'm surprised at the negative reviews == this movie is ok = much better than some of the rubbish dished out nowadays = go for it and hope you enjoy

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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Steve D

Not your typical gambling film. Well done by all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/23

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NgLespaul

Great movie!!! Something about it. Love the gambling house!! Gable is as good as ever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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s r

The final scene of settling scores and regaining luck make the film worth seeing. Saw it on TCM.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

another good gable vehicle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

One of the King's indifferent postwar vehicles isn't terrible but nothing special at least he has a strong leading lady in Alexis Smith.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Clark Gable

Charley Enley Kyng

Alexis Smith

Lon Kyng

Mary Astor

Ada

Wendell Corey

Robbin Elcott

Audrey Totter

Alice Elcott

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Variety Staff

Variety

In attempting to sketch a portrait of a bigtime casino operator, screenwriter Richard Brooks has jammed the yarn with too many subordinate characterizations which fly off at a tangent.

Jul 25, 2019

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Everything gets jumbled in a mishmashy script that never knows where it's going.

Jul 25, 2019

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A.H. Weiler

New York Times

A competently acted and interesting entertainment but no great revelation.

Oct 31, 2006

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Josephine O'Neill

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

[I] still cannot understand why this is supposed to be a Metro feature film.

Apr 4, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Clark Gable could have played in his sleep his part in this verbose Mervyn LeRoy's family melodrama, set almost entirely within a casino.

Rated: C

Sep 22, 2012

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TV Guide Staff

TV Guide

Stilted and unrealistic, this Gable vehicle is still arresting because of LeRoy's terse, professional direction and the star's commanding performance, although Corey and Smith give anemic efforts.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 26, 2009

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Synopsis

When illegal casino owner Charley Enley Kyng (Clark Gable) 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 (Wendell Corey), who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter: Richard Brooks
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009

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