04 Oct 2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
Jack Pot
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.
Top Billed Cast
Tom Neal Frank Watson
Ann Morriss Rocky's Moll
Edwin Maxwell Rocky Fallon
Jean Rouverol Ruth
Hugh Beaumont Mechanic (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry Bryan (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan Mr. Higby (uncredited)
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