The Lady Gambles (1949)

Once she was someone's wife ... now she's just someone's luck !


When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.

Universal International Pictures by Michael Gordon.
Stars: John Harmon, Polly Bailey, William Bailey, Al Bain, Edward Biby, Willie Bloom, Peter Brocco, Ralph Brooks, George Calliga, George M. Carleton, Douglas Carter, Leo Anthony, Bill Cartledge, Jack Chefe, James Conaty, Heinie Conklin, Jack Curtis, Watson Downs, Jimmie Dundee, Ella Ethridge, Franklyn Farnum, Adolph Faylauer, Eddie Fetherston, Sam Finn, Charles Fogel, Joe Gilbert, James Gonzalez, Harold Goodwin, Dick Gordon, Jack Gordon, Beatrice Gray, Robert Haines, Bobby Hale, Sherry Hall, Stuart Hall, Sam Harris, George Hoagland, Shep Houghton, William Hudson, Donald Kerr, Donna La Barr, Mike Lally, Perc Launders, Elmer Doyea, Kenneth Cutler, Barbara Stanwyck, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, Elliott Sullivan, Philip Van Zandt, Leif Erickson, Curt Conway, Houseley Stevenson, Don Beddoe, Nana Bryant, Peter Leeds, Frank Moran, Esther Howard, John Indrisano, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Robert Preston, Tony Curtis, John Hoyt.

Genres: Drama

Keywords: gambling mexico casino suicide attempt cheating compulsive gambling roulette addiction las vegas poker game divorce horse track horse racing craps told in flashback newspaper article casino owner loaded dice older sister traumatic childhood shooting dice marital tensions high stakes hoover dam scheming wife film noir

05/20/1949

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