The Girl and the Gambler explained

The Girl and the Gambler
Director:	Lew Landers James Anderson (assistant)
Producer:	Cliff Reid
Based On:	play The Dove by Willard Mack
Starring:	Tim Holt Leo Carrillo
Music:	Roy Webb
Studio:	RKO Radio Pictures
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Girl and the Gambler is a 1939 Western film, from RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tim Holt. It was an early starring Western for Holt, who soon replaced George O'Brien as the studio's main Western star.

The film was based on a play which had been filmed by RKO in 1932 as Girl of the Rio.^[1]

It was originally called The Dove.^[2]

Cast

• Tim Holt as Johnny Powell
• Leo Carrillo as El Rayo
• Steffi Duna as Dolores "The Dove" Romero
• Esther Muir as Madge
• Paul Fix as Charlie
• Donald MacBride as Mike Bascom

Reception

The New York Times called it "a dead duck".^[3]

See also

• The Dove (1927)

Notes and References

1. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p132
2. News: R.K.O. Will Release Laurel-Hardy Comedy: Donat Films Named Stevenson Gets Lead Newlywed Series Set Guild Plans Cinema MacMurray Testing. Schallert, Edwin. May 10, 1939. Los Angeles Times. 19.
3. News: THE SCREEN. FRANK S. NUGENT.. June 28, 1939. New York Times. 24.