Woody Harrelson dives into the world of gambling
Woody Harrelson is ready to expand his impressive film collection as a legendary figure in the world of high stakes and gambling. According to The Tracking Board , the actor has signed up for a biographical drama about the life of Alvin Clarence Thomas , nicknamed Titanic Thompson , the plot of which will be based on the book Kevin Cook " Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Betted On Everything ".Alvin spent his childhood on a farm in Arkansas. At the age of 16, he decided to leave his home with only one dollar in his pocket. The nickname Titanic Alvin acquired shortly after the wreck of the famous British transatlantic steamer, and with Thompson he decided to close up a few years later, when one of the New York newspapers was wrong typed his last name. At the beginning of 1918, Alvin was drafted into the army, where his skills as a sharper came in handy: by the end of the First World War, he had won about $ 50 thousand from his colleagues. Having spent a significant part of this amount to buy a new home for his mother, Titanic began to travel around North America, participating in all kinds of gambling.  The Titanic once bribed five jockeys at a races in Tijuana. When the sixth rider refused to surrender the race, Thompson threatened him with violence if he did not let the horse Nelly go ahead. Just before the finish line, the mare broke her leg, as a result of which the Titanic lost his entire fortune, which at that time was estimated at $ 1.2 million . Already that evening, Thompson playfully hit a huge jackpot at the poker table. By the admission of the Titanic itself, he has never been bankrupt for more than six hours.  During his life, Thompson managed to meet the illusionist Harry Houdini, sit at the dice table with Hollywood tycoon Howard Hughes, kill five people, argue for money with the gangster Al Capone and testify in the murder of another legendary mafioso - Arnold Rothstein ... Paul and Simon Brooks will be producing the film about Titanic Thompson with Harrelson .  Currently, Woody is on the set of the blockbuster War for the Planet of the Apes, and in the coming months he will be featured in the action movie Three Nines and the adventure thriller Illusion of Deception: Act Two. The Topic of Article: Woody Harrelson dives into the world of gambling. |
