Home and Away (1956)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 20M
Director : Vernon Sewell
Sinopse
When George discovers that he has won the pools, there is huge excitement in the household. But it turns out that it's his son who has won, in partnership with the son of a woman against whom George has some ill feelings.
O sonho de todo o policial é resolver "o grande caso". Para Ben Shockley não podia ser diferente. Porém, seu sonho desmorona quando ele é designado a trazer de Las Vegas uma testemunha desclassificada para um julgamento que não vai dar em nada. Ela é Gus Mally, uma prostituta bonita e extremamente teimosa que está sendo caçada pelos bandidos que ela delatou. Realmente, Shockley está com um grande problema. Mas ele tem que cumprir sua missão a qualquer custo.
Cinco pessoas são sequestradas cinco dias antes do Halloween e são mantidas reféns em um lugar chamado "Murder World" para participar de um sangrento jogo chamando "31". O desafio é sobreviver 12 horas dentro do local, cheio de palhaços assassinos e sanguinários.
Beth Raymer (Rebecca Hall) é uma sonhadora incorrigível que trabalha como dançarina em uma casa de striptease em Tallahassee. Sua vida muda quando conhece Dink Heimowitz (Bruce Willis), um dos jogadores mais conhecidos da atualidade, que participará de um campeonato de pôquer em Las Vegas. Beth logo se torna sua assistente, mas precisa lidar com as ameaças da esposa de Dink, Tulip (Catherine Zeta-Jones), uma showgirl aposentada.
Um apostador infeliz desenvolve uma amizade improvável com Brian, o filho de 12 anos de sua ex-namorada. Quando os clientes de Zbikowski não pagam suas dívidas, ele tenta recuperar seus ganhos aceitando apostas nos jogos de beisebol do garoto.
A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.
Kavalam Jimmy and Vattathil Bosco are rivals from their school days and Minnal Simon always tries to benefit from this situation.Three of them have their own intentions and they back stab each other to attain their own aims.
Em vez de se divertir nas corridas de cavalos com a esposa e o filho mimado Junior, o próspero Dr. I.O. No entanto, como o jogador e sua namorada femme fatale se recusam a aceitar sua perda financeira, eles elaboram um plano ousado para não precisar voltar para casa de mãos vazias. Mas o sempre atento Junior já sabe muito. Ele pode salvar o dia?
Uma rapariga de livre espírito sofre o choque da sua vida quando se vê nua num prédio abandonado após uma festa até a altas horas da noite.
Mixing high-octane actions with moving romance, One Night Only starring Hong Kong's legendary Aaron Kwok follows a gambler and a hooker's suspenseful night together as they race through Bangkok's underground world trying to win their fortune and dignity back. With style and energy, Matt Wu's debut wins as an emotional rollercoaster that contemplates love and fate.
Gwen Saunders teams up with her uncle's employee, Steve Bennett, in an attempt to double her $10,000 investment in the family firm. If she can reach the $20,000 mark, her uncle T.T. Ralston will match the figure. Steve bets that if he can spend an entire day without telling a lie, Ralston and his business partners must double Gwen's money. Bennett then earns the enmity of everyone involved in his attempt to win the bet.
Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much more to gambling than just greyhounds and horses. Lured by her huge payoffs, John finds himself sucked into a surreal and dangerous word ruled by money, power and control. The question is how far will John go for the ultimate last big win?
When a gambler is accused of murder, the pretty orphanage employee he loves sets out to prove him innocent of the crime.
Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerful right arm. He becomes successful at boxing, however he has an alcoholic father.
A murder mystery set in the world of illegal teenage gambling. A 17-year old must find his best friends' killer before the game is exposed.
Luck favours Kaasi and his friends in cricket betting but soon lands them in inevitable trouble. What follows is a chase with unforeseen events and turns, leading to an unprecedented ending.
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.
THE BEST OF IT takes an unflinching look at the life of a professional gambler. The character driven documentary focuses on the lives of Boston, The Shrink, Dink, and Banker who all chose to make a living betting sports. A gambler selects this profession despite knowing the life they fancied tends to chew up and spit out even the most seasoned gambler—an all too common tale in Las Vegas. A feud between Boston and The Shrink develops after accusations are made about gambling debts, but a gambler’s actual bank account balance is often based on rumors and half-truths. The outcome of a gambler is as unpredictable as the the games they bet.
When George discovers that he has won the pools, there is huge excitement in the household. But it turns out that it's his son who has won, in partnership with the son of a woman against whom George has some ill feelings.
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Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.