1940 · 20 min · kryminał · dramat

Jack Pot

Znany też jako: Crime Does Not Pay No. 28: Jack Pot

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

The MGM Crime Reporter introduces James Hollister, the Police Chief of a metropolitan city. He mentions that what may seem like the smallest of crimes or no crime at all may have the biggest negative impact of society, the illegal distribution of slot machines being one such example. Changing the names to protect the innocent, he tells the story of mob boss Rocky Fallon who earned much income for his illegal activities from earnings from slot machines, where the insertion of a nickel here and a nickel there added up to several thousand dollars profit per day. It was such an important component of his business that he inserted a mole into the mayor's office, the mayor who vowed as part of his election to get tough on crime. People who were not even remotely associated with the slot machines, such as dry cleaning business owner Frank Watson, whose life was irrevocable changed for the worse by Rocky, who again could not have done what he did without that slot machine revenue.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Roy Rowland

Główne role: Tom Neal jako Frank Watson, Ann Morriss jako Rocky's Moll, Edwin Maxwell jako Rocky Fallon, Jean Rouverol jako Ruth

Scenariusz

Eric L Ergenbright, Douglas Foster, Alan Friedman