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A Gamble for Love is a British film directed by Frank Wilson with Gerald Ames

A Gamble for Love (1917)

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A Gamble for Love is a 1917 British silent sports film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Gerald Ames, James Lindsay and George Foley. It was based on a novel of the same title by Nat Gould, set in the horseracing world.

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Gerald Ames

(Dennis Laurenny)
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