Film

The Turn of a Card

1918 · 1h 10m · Comedy · Drama

"The Man Who Gambles is Always a Loser."

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.

J. Warren Kerrigan

Jimmie Montgomery Farrell

Lois Wilson

Cynthia Burdette

Eugene Pallette

Eddie Barrett

William Conklin

William Phelps

David Hartford

'Ace High' Burdette

Elinor Fair

Millie Jarvis

Wallace Worsley

John Hays Cotton

Frank Clark

Finnegan

Clifford Alexander

'Curio' Johnson

Roy Laidlaw

Mr. Marvis

Albert R. Cody

Slavin

Eleanor Cruze

• Oscar ApfelDirector
• Frederick ChapinWriter
• Thomas J. GeraghtyWriter

Release date

February 15, 1918

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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