01 Oct 1979
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A gambler is smuggled into a billionaire's house to undertake a gambling duel.
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Edd Byrnes Eddie Vallance
Ingrid Pitt Ilse
Trevor Baxter Winters
George Innes Zac
Oliver MacGreevy Henry
Larry Cross Tommy Vaughan
James Berwick 'Daddy' Burns
Frank Coda Pursell
Suzanna Williams Maid (as Suzannah Williams)
Ray Marioni Croupier
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