Any Number Can Play
The most exciting picture in years!
1949 | 112m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Edward Harris Heth, Richard Brooks |
| Staring: |
| When illegal casino owner Charley 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1949 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Edward Harris Heth, Richard Brooks |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, casino, loyalty, stress, compulsive gambling, craps, illegal gambling, heart condition, gambling house, croupier, loaded dice, shooting dice, father son conflict, loyal wife, a decent man, dabbling |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,205,000
Budget: $1,363,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clark Gable | Charley Enley Kyng |
| Alexis Smith | Lon Kyng |
| Wendell Corey | Robbin Elcott |
| Audrey Totter | Alice Elcott |
| Frank Morgan | Jim Kurstyn |
| Mary Astor | Ada |
| Lewis Stone | Ben Gavery Snelerr |
| Barry Sullivan | Tycoon |
| Marjorie Rambeau | Sarah Calbern |
| Edgar Buchanan | Ed |
| Leon Ames | Dr. Palmer |
| Mickey Knox | Pete Senta |
| Richard Rober | Lew 'Angie' Debretti |
| William Conrad | Frank Sistina |
| Darryl Hickman | Paul Enley Kyng |
| Caleb Peterson | Sleigh |
| Dorothy Comingore | Mrs. Purcell |
| Art Baker | Mr. Reardon |
| Charles Arnt | Joe Josephs (uncredited) |
| Benny Bartlett | Tommy Smith (uncredited) |
| Barbara Billingsley | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Tommy Bond | Mike (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| William Edmunds | Men's Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fowley | Smitty (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Danny, the Cashier (uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Elderly Man (uncredited) |
| George Pembroke | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edward Harris Heth | Novel |
| Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Al Shenberg | Production Manager |
| Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Freed | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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