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Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney.
Smart Money: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Ralf Harolde. A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
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- 1931-07-11
- Alfred E. Green
- 81
Robinson is a small-town barber with a penchant for gambling, booze, and women. Aided by sidekick Cagney, he runs an illegal gambling den in the back room of his shop, where one day he easily beats a cheating gambler - bit-player Boris Karloff, who would soon get his big break with (1931).
- Alfred E. Green
- Edward G. Robinson
Smart Money (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Smart Money (1931) Robinson leads the way and Cagney rides shotgun in this brisk tale of barbers who go from cutting hair to cutting in on the gambling racket. It’s the right game for classic film fans. 172 IMDb 6.8 1 h 21 min 1931. X-Ray 13+.
Smart Money is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, the only time Robinson and Cagney made a movie together despite being the two leading gangster actors at Warner Bros. studios throughout the 1930s.
Synopsis. Just a small-town barber who became a “big-shot” gambler-riding high and handsome until he went balmy for a blonde! Two brothers’ trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events. Cast. Crew.
