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1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Little Caesar(1930): A small-time hood rises to criminal fame and power. Smart money(1931): A small-town barber who fancies himself a big-time gambler travels to the big city in the company of his younger brother, and they are soon running their own high-stakes racket.
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When Princeton grad student Richie Furst ... believes he's been swindled by an online poker site, he heads to Costa Rica to confront gambling tycoon Ivan Block..., the man he things is responsible. But Richie will soon face the ultimate power play as he finds himself caught between Block's promises of unlimited wealth and the zealous FBI agent ... trying to bring him down"--Container.
3) The house
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in his house.
4) Volunteers
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
6) Croupier
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
London's gambling world is the setting where aspiring writer Jack Manfred, suffering from writer's block, takes a job as a croupier to support his art. Knowing the dangers of the cards, Jack is adamant about remaining a professional outsider, but the temptations of the game inevitably swallow him deeper than he could have ever anticipated.
Series
Criterion collection volume 399
Language
English
Description
A woman psychiatrist becomes involved in a series of convoluted swindles, each of which is complicated further by her romantic feelings for one of the con men.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on real events that occurred in between 1980 and 1982. Dan Mahowny is a quiet, unassuming assistant manager at a bank in Toronto. He is a compulsive gambler and runs up a massive debt with his bookie. Dan's bank responsibilities include approving loans. Needing to cover his debts, Dan starts approving loans to non-existent clients and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to other accounts. As Dan's debts begin to grow into the seven figure...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader's body is growing cold. They're playing your song Nick & Nora Charles!
11) Show boat
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler.
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