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65% Critic Match
Strange Gamble
“THE GREATEST GAMBLE OF ALL!”
6.5 / 10• 1948• 1h 1m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet. He quickly finds out that Mordigan is the town "boss"; but what or who is "the comet", and why are Mordigan and his henchmen intent on persecuting a young woman, her drunken brother, and her deathly ill sister-in-law who've also just arrived in town?
Cast & Crew
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Lead
Andy Clyde
California Carlson
Rand Brooks
Lucky Jenkins
Elaine Riley
Nora Murray
James Craven
Mordigan
Robert B. Williams
Henchman Pete Walters
Alberto Morin
Ramon De Lara, faro dealer
Joel Friedkin
Dr. White
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Archainbaud's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Strange Gamble is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
