Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor

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Two Dollar Bettor

"Don't be a sucker!"

1951

1h 12m

5.4(13 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.

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15 members

Acting

Steve Brodie

Rick Bowers - aka Rick Slate

Steve Brodie

Acting

Marie Windsor

Mary Slate

Marie Windsor

Acting

John Litel

John Hewitt

John Litel

Acting

Barbara Logan

Nancy Hewitt

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Acting

Robert Sherwood

Phillip Adams

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Acting

Barbara Bestar

Diane 'Dee' Hewitt

Barbara Bestar

Acting

Walter Kingsford

Carleton P. Adams

Walter Kingsford

Acting

Don Shelton

George Irwin

Don Shelton

Acting

Kay Lavelle

Grandma Sarah Irwin

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Carl Switzer

Chuck Nordlinger

Carl Switzer

Acting

Isabel Randolph

Margaret Adams

Isabel Randolph

Acting

Ralph Reed

Teddy Cosgrove Phelps

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Barbara Billingsley

Miss Pierson

Barbara Billingsley

Acting

Ralph Hodges

Chester Mitchell

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Madelon Mitchell

Grace Shepard

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