The Big Gamble(1961)
Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!
Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.
Movie: The Big Gamble
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Vic Brennan
Marie
Samuel Brennan
Kaltenberg
Aunt Cathleen
Customs Official
Cynthia
The Priest
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Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.
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1961-07-25
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Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!
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