Gambling Ship

Year: 1933

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: English

Directors: Louis J. Gasnier, Max Marcin

Drama

Ace Corbin, exhausted by the deadly life of a gambling boss, fakes his retirement and boards a cross‑country train to assume a new identity. On the journey he falls for Eleanor, who conceals a scandalous past, while Ace hides his own criminal history. Former enemies and lingering obligations conspire to ruin their fresh start, but their love ultimately endures.

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Location

Southern California, Casino Del Mar steamship

Set along the Southern California coast, the story unfolds aboard the Casino Del Mar steamship, a floating gambling hall that operates just off the legal three-mile limit. The vessel serves as a microcosm of crime, ambition, and romance, where patrons are carried by water taxis to gamble on board. The setting emphasizes sun-drenched beaches, ocean breeze, and the tense, enclosed space of a moving casino ship.

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