Born to Gamble (1987)
Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...
- Released
- 1987-04-01
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wong Jing
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Natalis Chan Pak-cheung as Lolanto Chan
- Joyce Godenzi as Hung
- Stanley Fung Shui-Fan as Ah Fan
- Wong Jing as Skinny Jing
- Chor Yuen as Hsin, King Gambler
- Charlie Cho Cha-lee as Mr Tsang
- Wong Tin-lam as Fatty Wong
- Chan Hung as Lolanto's office co-worker
- Elvis Tsui Kam-kong as Winnie's new boyfriend
- Tony Leung Hung-Wah
- Gam Biu
- Tom Poon
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