New to betting on the horses, a middle-aged man has good fortune at first and thinks that gambling is a good source of income. Then his luck turns. Finding himself in dire financial straits, he is tempted to take money from the vault of the bank where he works. Currently rated 7.1 at the IMDB ( here ).(The video is interlaced in the MPEG2 file. If viewing with VLC, deinterlace with menu-path Video/Deinterlace/Blend.)You can load the mpeg2 file into DVDAuthorGUI (a free program) and quickly create a DVD to watch on your television.

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Reviewer: Hakuna Muhimu - favorite favorite favorite - March 27, 2018

Subject: Two dollar bettor Yeah right. Good movie, but unbelievable ending which only happens in movies.

Hakuna - March 27, 2018Two dollar bettor

Reviewer: Wastrel Way - favorite favorite favorite - October 17, 2016

Subject: Not really This movie has too much humor in it to be film noir. I actually laughed once.

Also, you have to wait over an hour for someone to get killed. Unacceptable.

Nevertheless, the ending is satisfactory, because the owner of the company is trying to help his man out of a jam. - October 17, 2016Not really

Reviewer: eggbone - favorite favorite - April 1, 2016

Subject: Chump with a capital UMP A well worn storyline.

Fair acting and a fair svcreenplay makes this a ho-hum flim. Not really noir but close. - April 1, 2016Chump with a capital UMP

Reviewer: junya - favorite favorite favorite - November 10, 2012

Subject: Warning: some may find this depressing After checking out so many noir flicks here I thought I was pretty hard-boiled, but the lead actor injected such remarkable pathos into this simple little morality tale that I couldn't help feeling sorry for the fool.



Moral of the story: if you waste your life fretting over your kids and job, then you'll go out like a sucker (and note that The Two Dollar Bettor could have gone down the same path with the stock market as with horse racing). But rob big, rob legit, lie with authority and you'll always win The Big Payoff - it worked for his boss (and all other bankers).



Like I said: some may find this depressing. - November 10, 2012Warning: some may find this depressing

Reviewer: richy24 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 1, 2011

Subject: Child actor sighting This is a good story for a B movie! Watch for the teenage football jock at the house dance parties they call Chuck. It's Carl Switzer who is better known as "Alfalfa" in the Little Rascals films. - January 1, 2011Child actor sighting

Reviewer: Monkey_catcher - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 1, 2010

Subject: Bob, the doowop monkey Please ignore; you know how it enjoys throwing its feces at humans. - May 1, 2010Bob, the doowop monkey

Reviewer: doowopbob - favorite - May 1, 2010

Subject: ....I'll Bet... ....You 20 To 1 Nobody Likes This Crappy "Movie" - May 1, 2010....I'll Bet...

Reviewer: jazzfan - favorite favorite - June 7, 2009

Subject: What a schmuck, I love it!!! I always enjoyed this. This morality tail shows how easily people are sucked in to gambling. It's fun to watch especially seeing the lead's teenage daughters dance the night away. Noir queen Marie Windsor plays the female lead. I'm still waiting for the sequel: Two-Dollar Hooker! - June 7, 2009What a schmuck, I love it!!!