High Stakes
High Stakes is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy drama produced and released by RKO Pictures. The picture was directed by Lowell Sherman who also stars and marks the last starring screen appearance of silent screen diva Mae Murray. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play that starred Sherman playing the same role he plays in this film.
Production
Production
Cast
Lowell Sherman
Joe Lennon
Mae Murray
Dolly Jordan Lennon
Karen Morley
Anne Cornwall
Edward Martindel
Richard Lennon
Leyland Hodgson
Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)
Alan Roscoe
Judge Hennessey
Maude Turner Gordon
Mrs. Hennessey
Charles Coleman
Murray
Phillips Smalley
Mr. Gregory
Frank Mills
Barfly (uncredited)
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