Two Dollar Bettor (1951): Cast
Two Dollar Bettor is a 1951 crime drama directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring John Litel as John Hewitt, Marie Windsor and Steve Brodie. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Jack Broder Productions Inc.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Two Dollar Bettor About?
The premise of Two Dollar Bettor without spoilers.
Don’t be a sucker! An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.
Two Dollar Bettor Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- money in title
- poverty row film
- low budget film
- double feature film
- four actresses named barbara in film cast
- racetrack
- gambler
- bookie
- fixed race
- death
- violence
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- death of husband
- california
- stock racetrack footage
- jockey
- bank controller
- swindler
- floozie
- newspaper story
- swindle
- song
- betting window
- racetrack announcer
- racial stereotype
- black maid
- slang
- sucker bet
- scam artist
- 1950s
- treachery
- retribution
- remorse
- reprisal
- femme fatale
- racetrack tout
- grindhouse film
- taxi driver
- cigar smoking
- husband wife relationship
- marital problem
- war bond
- dance caller
- eckert's grill
- betting on a horse
- racing record newspaper headline
- dance party
- the daily chronical newspapper sports section
- embezzelment
- office safe
Two Dollar Bettor Cast & Characters
John Litel leads the cast as John Hewitt, with Marie Windsor as Mary Slate and Steve Brodie as Rick Bowers - aka Rick Slate. Directed by Edward L. Cahn; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward L. Cahn
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John Litel as John Hewitt -
Marie Windsor as Mary Slate -
Steve Brodie as Rick Bowers - aka Rick Slate - Carl Switzer as Chuck Nordlinger
Also Starring in Two Dollar Bettor
· 11 more- Walter Kingsford Carleton P. Adams
- Barbara Billingsley Miss Pierson
- Isabel Randolph Margaret Adams
- Don Shelton George Irwin
- Ralph Reed Teddy Cosgrove Phelps
- Robert Sherwood Phillip Adams
- Ralph Hodges Chester Mitchell
- Kay Lavelle Grandma Sarah Irwin
- Barbara Logan Nancy Hewitt
- Barbara Bestar Diane 'Dee' Hewitt
- Madelon Mitchell Grace Shepard
More from Edward L. Cahn
More films directed by Edward L. Cahn: Incident in an Alley, Beauty and the Beast, Secret of Deep Harbor and You Have to Run Fast.
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Two Dollar Bettor FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Two Dollar Bettor, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Two Dollar Bettor?
Two Dollar Bettor runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was Two Dollar Bettor released?
Two Dollar Bettor was released on September 9, 1951.
Who directed Two Dollar Bettor?
Two Dollar Bettor was directed by Edward L. Cahn.
More films by Edward L. Cahn Who is in the cast of Two Dollar Bettor?
Two Dollar Bettor stars John Litel as John Hewitt, Marie Windsor as Mary Slate and Steve Brodie as Rick Bowers - aka Rick Slate, among 15 credited actors.
Does Two Dollar Bettor have a post-credit scene?
No. Two Dollar Bettor has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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