Gambler's Choice 1944 B-Flix Crime!

Gambler's Choice is a 1944 film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly. Plot: The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley's main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon. McGlennon, now a police lieutenant, is determined to stop the gambling activities of Hadley. Hadley's and McGlennnon's relationship becomes more complex, when they notice, that they both are in love with the attractive Mary Hayes. Mary sings in nightclubs under the stage name 'Vi Parker'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_Choice