The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
About The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
Gamblers are at cards in a rich room when a servant warns of a police raid. Moving panels turn the room into a millinery, the women pose as hat makers, and the men hide. The police apologize and leave, and the game starts again. A larger raid sends the players running. One man left on the floor trips the officers, who then play at the table themselves while the gamblers watch through the panels.
Cast & crew
More about The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
French title Le Tripot clandestin, Star Film numbers 784–785. The room change is stage machinery and substitution splices. The chandelier goes on and off by shutters blocking light from the glass studio roof.
Themes
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A print survives, with some footage missing at the end.
Notes
- The first raid is a false alarm the staff is built to survive.
- The second raid is the one that clears the table.
- Police and soldiers end up dealing the cards.
- The surviving print is missing some of the ending.
Scenes
- Panels flip the gambling room into a hat shop.
- Officers light the chandelier and play while the gamblers watch from hiding.
