The Turn of a Card (1918)
"The Man Who Gambles is Always a Loser."
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When he strikes it rich in Oklahoma oil fields, Jimmie Farrell is talked into risking everything in a card game against notorious gambler "Ace High" Burdette. To everyone's surprise, Burdette loses HIS fortune to Jimmie, including his estate in Long Island, NY. Stunned, Burdette wanders aimlessly through a forest and trips over a rock, sustaining a head injury. A feeble-minded local named "Curio" Johnson finds Burdette and takes him to his cabin, for some company. Meanwhile, Jimmie--under the impression that a depressed Burdette has killed himself--goes to New York to inspect his new "estate" and meets Burdette's daughter, Cynthia. The girl, however, mistakes him for a new chauffeur. Complications ensue.
- Release date
- February 15, 1918
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- J. Warren Kerrigan as Jimmie Montgomery Farrell
- Lois Wilson as Cynthia Burdette
- Eugene Pallette as Eddie Barrett
- William Conklin as William Phelps
- David Hartford as 'Ace High' Burdette
- Frank Clark as Finnegan
- Clifford Alexander as 'Curio' Johnson
- Elinor Fair as Millie Jarvis
- Roy Laidlaw as Mr. Marvis
- Albert R. Cody as Slavin
Crew
- Oscar Apfel · Director
- Frederick Chapin · Writer
- Thomas J. Geraghty · Writer
- Henry Bredesen · Cinematographer
- L. Guy Wilky · Cinematographer
- R. Holmes Paul · Production designer