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Wow, what's my blue one worth?

Not for sale or trade, my only one.

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Robert Redford at poker table in "Havana" (1990).

"Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harms way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is.," per IMDb.
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/StillsA_TopMaleStars.htm

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Alice Faye, Cesar Romero and Carmen Miranda at roulette table in "Week-End in Havana" (1941). "A ship company employee, Jay Williams [John Payne], is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast. He obtains waivers from all of the passengers with the exception of Nan Spencer [Faye], a department store salesgirl who wants her vacation NOW, not later. Jay is instructed to take Nan to Havana and set her up in the best hotel and keep her entertained. She visits a night club where the star attraction is Rosita Rivas [Miranda], and meets Rosita's worthless manager, Monte Blanca [Romero], who makes a play for her. Trouble also comes in the form of Jay's fiancée, Terry McCracken, when a romance develops between Nan and Jay.," per IMDb.
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/lobbycard2.htm

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