Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
A man plays his last coin on a slot machine and wins. He leaves to go home. Suddenly, he notices someone is chasing him...
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.
Chieri Nishihara is a former office lady but is now known as "Explosive Slotter Cherry". When she learns that her younger brother Ren is addicted to slot machines and is spending his school fees on them, she wants to do something to save him but he ends up falling prey to the "Kaido Corps".
Nishihara Chieri, who works at a financial company, lives a modest life. One day, she is deceived by her boyfriend, Muneo, and ends up in debt of 5 million yen. If she doesn't pay it back within a month, he will find out and fire her. She frantically tries to find money, but she can't seem to save up any. Then, at a pachinko slot machine cash exchange, she spots a man with a large sum of money. "Pachinko slot machines can make money!" Chieri thinks, and immediately goes to play the slots, but it's not that easy to win. Chieri is at a loss, but by chance she sits next to Shunsuke, a slot machine pro, and he ends up teaching her how to play.
Jun had been earning money from pachinko slots to buy a house, but when her husband found out, she vowed never to play again. However, when she found out that her friend Yumeko had been deceived by Shimako, who sells fraudulent strategies, she decided to challenge Shimako to a game...
It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.
The bond between cousins is tested when one wins a fortune with the other's money at Atlantic City.
Suzuko, who runs a slot machine parlor with her father, is approached by Yoko, a financial company employee, who wants to buy the parlor. Suzuko challenges Yoko's dirty tactics to a gamble with Sanpei, a living legend in the slot machine world.
Three women inherit a 10-ton truck and decide to go into business. Hi jinks ensue.
Tips and tricks on how to win on 80's and 90's slot machines!
Nana, who wanted to create a fashion magazine with her boyfriend Hideo, is shocked to be assigned to the pachinko and pachislot magazine editorial department. As she works alongside Joji, a former professional slot player, she gradually becomes drawn to the appeal of slot machines...
The film takes a look at a professional gambler, who very successfully specialized on the German version of the slot machine.
Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5 million secretly stashed in the front seat. In order to get there, the pair sells off the car piece by piece, including the seven-figure front seat. Cheech and Chong then have a much bigger problem - Slyman and Habib are after them, swearing to kill them after the appropriate torture.
When Maw Maw dies in Prosperity, Ky., grandson Merle doesn't have the money to pay for a funeral. Thinking his Hollywood rival Billy Ray has money, Merle asks for help. A broke but prideful Billy Ray agrees to help with tragic results.
At the dead of night, a suspended detective for misconduct and alcoholism must face an unusual and dangerous enemy.
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In 1985, a spy risks everything to stop a conspiracy that threatens to prolong the dictatorship in Brazil. While facing the military, she becomes involved in a forbidden romance with the heiress of a megacorp.