Smart Money

Synopsis: Nick Venizelos, an immigrant Greek barber, has an uncommon affinity for poker and other sorts of wagering and a group of his friends bankroll him in a big game, where his weakness for pretty blondes is taken advantage of by sleazy operator Sleepy Sam who cleans him out in a rigged game. Nick accepts help from his buddy Jack as they turn the tables on the grifters, but triumph soon changes to tragedy.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Alfred E. Green
Production: Warner Bros.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
1931
81 min
130 Views


Aces.

Fine.

Come on, ace. Ah.

Thank goodness for that. I'm done.

Come on, Joe, double or nothing.

Oh, heh. Not me, Nick.

I've paid you double too many times.

Well, faint heart never won fair lady,

or fat turkey.

Come on, Joe, what do you say?

Heads or tails?

Uh... I say tails.

I never seen such a lucky stiff.

Better luck next time, Joe.

Well, I guess we got enough money

to close up now.

Say, is that my tie?

Why...

When I got up this morning, I sort of...

Yeah, well, why didn't you put on

that new checkered suit of mine...

...while you were about it?

- Heh-heh-heh.

It didn't fit.

- Hey, Nick.

- Yeah?

Who do you like in the last race

at Louisville?

Well, I got my dough on Abie Kabbible.

- You think he'll win?

- Why, sure he'll win.

Nothing else, he'll win by a nose.

- Smart fella, this boy.

- I'm looking for action tonight myself.

- Well, don't worry, boy, you'll get it.

- Everything all right?

Mr. Nick, there's a lady outside

what wants to see you.

How do you know she's a lady,

Snake Eyes?

Heh. Well, boss, she's got a skirt on.

- All right, I'll see her.

- Don't forget to remember, boss.

Lucky with the cards, unlucky with the love.

That's a lot of bunkaroo.

Don't you forget to remember...

- Little Nick is lucky with the women too.

- I don't know.

- Sometime, you'll pick the wrong filly.

- Not a chance.

Nothing but favorites in my stable.

My lady, here I come.

- Oh, hello, baby.

- Hello, Nick.

What's the matter?

I've got to have some money

right away, Nick.

Well, what's up?

Hmm?

Yeah?

Hmm.

- How much do you need?

- I've got to have a hundred dollars.

Well, you know Nick.

I never go back on my word, sister.

Thank you, Nick. I wouldn't have asked you

for it if I didn't have to have it.

Sure, I know. I know you wouldn't.

- Gee, you're a swell fellow.

- Well, I'm glad to do it, baby. Glad to do it.

I've gotta be going now, Nick.

- Bye.

- So long.

Hmm.

Oh, back so soon, eh? Well?

- What's the matter?

- A dame wanting me to step out with her.

I've got holes in my socks

from kicking skirts away.

Let's see what the boys

in the backroom have got to offer.

I'll be right in.

Uh... Running into house and lot.

Who'll give me half a dollar for my hand?

I wouldn't give you a nickel

for your whole body.

Oh, Mr. Nick.

- Let's see you do it.

- Come, dice. Hah!

Eight's the point.

A dollar I comes, Mr. Nick.

Bet. Bet it is.

Half a cigar, he shoots.

- Hah!

- Six and he wants eight.

- Eight from Decatur. Hah.

Ha-ha.

Read them and weep.

Seven and you're through.

- Up pops the devil.

- Ha-ha-ha.

Tough luck.

- Mr. Nick.

- Yeah?

You sure is one lucky white man.

You got carfare home, Snake Eyes?

No, sir, I ain't, boss.

I ain't got a red cent.

Then here, take this fin.

Stay out of this game from now on.

Yes, sir.

Don't you kid yourself.

He had you on the run...

- Come on, come on, who shoots next?

- Your dice.

Come on, your dice, man.

All right, get your money ready, Nick.

- Hey, let me in here.

Hey, what are you doing,

kibitzing the game?

No, I got dough.

Well, we're not taking

any two-bit bets tonight, Sport.

Well, I'm not making

any two-bit bets tonight.

Whew.

- That look like two bits to you?

This is big-time.

Hmm.

- All right.

- I'll shoot 10 of that.

- Shoot all or nothing.

- What are you talking about?

- You'll shoot the C-note or nothing.

- You can't tell me...

You heard me, the hundred or nothing.

Shoot the piece.

This is big game now.

- Get up and leave. The dough is piling up.

- Come on.

Three and two. Point is five.

- Six, and he wants five.

- Uh-oh.

Go on.

- Seven, makes him a loser.

- Heh.

And the prisoner ate a hearty breakfast.

- Well, that cleans me.

- Well, come on, move along.

- What the...?

- Come on, breeze.

And as you go out that door,

take that "welcome" sign off it.

Hey, boss, what do you got

against this Sport?

- I don't like the way he parts his hair.

- Ha-ha-ha.

- Who shoots next?

- You're too tough for me.

- It's not for us.

- I don't want any.

Nick, you're wasting your time

in a small tank like this.

You should be in that big game

in the city.

Why, Hickory Short

would be a cinch for you.

- You ain't kidding me, are you?

- I'm on the level.

Yes.

This town's getting soft for me.

How much would it take

to buck that game?

Well, a fella shouldn't try to

unless he had at least $ 10,000.

Whew.

That's a lot of dough.

Ooh.

- Ten thousand bucks.

I'll have that someday.

And when I do,

I'll show those city birds something.

Say, listen, why don't we make up a pool

and stake Nick to that big game?

- I'll go for a little of it.

- You mean that, kid?

Sure, you can have all I got.

That's a great idea.

I could raise 5000 on the barbershop.

I put in $ 1000, what I was gonna

send back for my wife to bring her here.

Oh, no, no, no, don't do that. Ha-ha.

Well, look, maybe I'm better off if I don't

send it so I can't lose nothing anyhow.

I'll put in a hundred.

Count me in.

I'll put in 200.

You can have all I've got.

I'll back you anytime.

We're all with you.

Right.

Blondie, what do say about us two

going to the big city, huh?

Boys, you're on.

Attaboy, Nicky,

you'll knock them for a loop.

- Here, Mr. Nick, I'll put in $5.

- Oh, no...

Oh.

We can't lose now.

Too much from a guy now, will you?

- Not too.

- Goodbye.

- Bye, write me a letter and get fat, will you?

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Kubec Glasmon

Kubec Glasmon (August 12, 1897 – March 13, 1938) was an American screenwriter from Poland, who was nominated for the now defunct category of Best Story at the 4th Academy Awards. He was nominated for Best Story with John Bright for The Public Enemy. more…

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