Lucky Losers(1950)
THE CARDS ARE STACKED...WITH LAUGHS!
Slip and Sach's boss, David J. Thurston, has allegedly committed suicide. Slip finds a book of matches with the name of a local nightclub on his boss' desk and finds out from Gabe that a gambling casino is being run out of it. Slip comes to the conclusion that the club had something to do with his boss' death and sets out to find his murderer. The boys get jobs at the club and Louie poses as a rich cattlemen as they gather the information to convict the murderers.
Movie: Lucky Losers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Slip Mahoney
Sach Jones
'Countess' Margo
Gabe Moreno
Bruce McDermott
Louie
Whitey
Johnny Angelo
Wellington Jefferson 'Buffer' McGee
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Slip and Sach's boss, David J. Thurston, has allegedly committed suicide. Slip finds a book of matches with the name of a local nightclub on his boss' desk and finds out from Gabe that a gambling casino is being run out of it. Slip comes to the conclusion that the club had something to do with his boss' death and sets out to find his murderer. The boys get jobs at the club and Louie poses as a rich cattlemen as they gather the information to convict the murderers.
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1950-05-14
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THE CARDS ARE STACKED...WITH LAUGHS!
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