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Cast

J. Warren Kerrigan

J. Warren Kerrigan

Jimmie Montgomery Farrell

Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Cynthia Burdette

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Eddie Barrett

William Conklin

William Conklin

William Phelps

David Hartford

David Hartford

'Ace High' Burdette

Frank Clark

Frank Clark

Finnegan

Clifford Alexander

Clifford Alexander

'Curio' Johnson

Elinor Fair

Elinor Fair

Millie Jarvis

Roy Laidlaw

Roy Laidlaw

Mr. Marvis

Albert R. Cody

Albert R. Cody

Slavin

Wallace Worsley

Wallace Worsley

John Hays Cotton

Eleanor Cruze

Eleanor Cruze

Crew

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Director

Frederick Chapin

Frederick Chapin

Writer

Thomas J. Geraghty

Thomas J. Geraghty

Writer

Henry Bredesen

Henry Bredesen

Cinematography

L. Guy Wilky

L. Guy Wilky

Cinematography

R. Holmes Paul

R. Holmes Paul

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David Hartford

David Hartford

Assistant Director

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The Turn of a Card

19180.0 / 1070 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

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.