Smart Money

Smart Money

1931 · 81 min · EN · NR · 7.1 (19 votes)
Dir. Alfred E. Green · Starring Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Ralf Harolde, Noel Francis, Margaret Livingston

Just a small-town barber who became a "big-shot" gambler-riding high and handsome until he went balmy for a blonde!

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Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.

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A smoky, morally ambiguous dive into the underbelly of ambition. It's a sharp, cynical look at the high stakes of a grifter's life, where every win feels like a loss waiting to happen.

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