Gambling Ship

The last time Cary Grant and Jack La Rue shared the screen in "The Woman Accused" they were ardent enemies. I see not much has changed.

In "Gambling Ship" Cary Grant plays Ace Corbin, a Chicago gangster ready to go straight, and just like Edward G. Robinson in "The Little Giant" he is also going west for his new start. On the train to Long Beach Ace met a lovely lady who went by the name of Eleanor Kenniston (Benita Hume). She was such a striking lady and seemingly from such class that Ace chose to give her the name of Bruce Graham when he introduced himself in order to hide his past. If he gave her the name Ace Corbin she may make the connection that he was a gangster thereby ending his chances at true love. Again, something that Edward G. Robinson's character did in "The Little Giant."

By the time the two reached California they were in love. And, again, to help prove my point about loving the idea of a person and not the person him/herself, the two were in love with facades. Ace Corbin wasn't Bruce Graham and Eleanor wasn't Eleanor Kenniston. She was Eleanor La Velle, a gangster's girl. She was the girlfriend of Joe Burke (Arthur Vinton), the bankrupt owner of Casino Del Mar, a gambling ship. You know that they had to find out each other's identities sooner or later, but how and what would be the reactions.

"Gambling Ship" had some intrigue and a little bit of excitement. Whenever you're dealing with gangsters there's always an element of danger. I thought it livened up what would've been a dull romance.

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