The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short
Release: 1947-01-25
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Writers: Doane R. Hoag , Emile C. Tepperman
Language: English
Stars: Barry Nelson , Eloise Hardt , George Travell , Milton Kibbee , Harry Cheshire , Charles Anthony Hughes , Nolan Leary , Robert Emmett O’Connor , Bob Perry , Red Skelton , Red Skelton
Runtime: 21 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: The Luckiest Guy in the World (United States of America) , The Luckiest Guy in the World , Crime Does Not Pay #48: The Luckiest Guy in the World (United States of America)
Plot: Charles Vurn is always looking for a way for big money the easy way, which in his case usually means gambling. He does so at the possible expense of his job as an insurance salesman - money from the company which he's "temporarily" used to feed his gambling habit - and marriage to his wife, Marsha, who refuses to give him the money her mother gave her for a rainy day. But a series of incidents in combination with what he considers the lucky breaks he's needed lead to Charles taking desperate measures to be the wealthy man of which he's only dreamed, but at several costs in the process. But is it only a matter of time before karma catches up with him?
IMDB:tt0038708