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The Lady Gambles (1949)
Directed by Michael Gordon
“Once she was someone's wife ... now she's just someone's luck !”
Drama · 1h 39m
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.
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Phillips Boothe
Robert Preston
David Boothe
Stephen McNally
Horace Corrigan
Edith Barrett
Ruth Phillips
John Hoyt
Dr. Rojac
Elliott Sullivan
Barky
John Harmon
Frenchy
Philip Van Zandt
Chuck (as Phil Van Zandt)
Leif Erickson
Tony
Curt Conway
Bank Clerk
Houseley Stevenson
Pawnbroker
Don Beddoe
Mr. Dennis Sutherland
Crew
- Director
- Michael Gordon
- Screenplay
- Roy Huggins
- Director of Photography
- Russell Metty
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Editor
- Milton Carruth
- Producer
- Michael Kraike
Details
- Release date
- 1949-05-20
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures