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The Gambler (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Gambler (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

The desire to gamble seems hereditary with Vance Thomas. At 25 he is a confirmed gambler and the exact antithesis of his best friend Walter Boynton, a steady, reliable young man. The men are rivals for the hand of Roberta Daly. Vance is ...See moreThe desire to gamble seems hereditary with Vance Thomas. At 25 he is a confirmed gambler and the exact antithesis of his best friend Walter Boynton, a steady, reliable young man. The men are rivals for the hand of Roberta Daly. Vance is found short in several gambling deals and goes to his friend Walter for a loan. Walter gladly loans him the money, but remonstrates with him and tries to win him away from that sort of life. The two urge Roberta to make a definite decision and luck favors the gambler. While she believes Walter would make an ideal husband, she fears that they would soon tire of each other because of his regular habits. Few gamblers reform by marrying, however, and Vance graduates from petty gambling to a higher class of finance. His father had remonstrated with him several times for drawing against the former's account and threatened the boy with legal punishment the next time the occasion should arise. Vance has what he considered a "sure tip" one day, and gambles on fluctuating stock. The result is that he draws on his father. The stock takes a downward trend and he goes broke. That night he disappears. Near the riverbank they find a note, and the clothes he had worn. This was a blind, however, for after changing his clothes he slipped away and went West. As the years roll by, Vance's supposed death is almost forgotten. Roberta begins to depend on Walter more and more, cheating him of happiness; she's forced to realize this when she notices that he's going gray. She finally consents to his pleadings and plans a hasty wedding. Vance Thomas had done better in his change of location and has quite a bit of money. He determines to run back to his home town, and look about. He arrives on the night of the wedding, and as he wanders through the garden grounds he sees Walter and Roberta about to be married. He hesitates whether to go forward and disclose his identity and finally decides to make it a gamble. He throws dice to see whether he should go and disclose himself or return from the scene. Fate is against him and he abides by the decision. This time the river is not cheated of its prey and all that is left of the gambler is a few ripples which gradually fade away. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred Church Vance Thomas Jr. Vance Thomas Jr. See fewer	The Flirt (I) (1916)
Myrtle Gonzalez Roberta Daly Roberta Daly See fewer	The Level (1914)
Val Paul Walter Boynton Walter Boynton See fewer	Suspense (1913)
Alfred Allen Vance Thomas Sr. Vance Thomas Sr. See fewer	An Old Fashioned Boy (1920)