‘Any Number Can Play’: All Life’s a Gamble

A casino owner must decide if he keeps his business or his family and character.

(L–R) Lon (Alexis Smith), Charley Kyng (Clark Gable), and Alice Alcott (Audrey Totter), in “Any Number Can Pay.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/MovieStillsDB

NR | 1h 52min | Drama | 1949

Anyone can play the odds. Only those who believe in themselves and those they love can make a comeback, even after they lose. That underpins director Mervyn LeRoy’s film.