A Throw of Dice
DramaAdventureRomancesilent filmduplicityassassination planloaded dicecompulsive gamblergood kingwicked king
A silent-era melodrama of royal rivalry, loaded dice, and romantic entanglement, where duplicity and compulsion drive a tale of moral contrast between a good and wicked king.
Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
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