
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.

as Jim Bennett

as Frank

as Amy Phillips

as Neville Baraka

as Ed

as Roberta

as Jeweler

as Dean Fuller

as Dexter

as Big Ernie

as Lamar Allen

as Mister Lee

as Neville's Muscle

as Young Jim

as Valet

as Number 2

as Blackjack Dealer #1

as Neville's Bookkeeper

as Neville's Posse

as Neville's Posse

as Banker

as Larry Jones

as Neville's Posse

as Neville's Posse

as Pole Dancer

as Young Boy (uncredited)

as Mister Lee's Heavy #2

as Masseuse (uncredited)

as Exotic Dancer Gigi (uncredited)

as Erotic Dancer Salene (uncredited)

as Underground Gambler (uncredited)