Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Boothe
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The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally.
Jul 23, 2020 · A classic crime drama film about a woman who gambles away her husband's money and faces the consequences. Watch the full movie online or download it from Internet Archive, a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, and music.
- 99 min
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- Felicity Dungworth
A film about a woman who becomes addicted to gambling and loses everything. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and other crew members who worked on this movie.
Brief Synopsis. 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.
- Michael Gordon, Frank Shaw
- Barbara Stanwyck
Reporter David Boothe (Robert Preston) is in Las Vegas covering a story. His wife, Joan (Barbara Stanwyck), looking for a story of her own, snoops around their hotel's casino...
- Drama
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Michael Gordon
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.
Despite a brutally violent opening scene in a back alley, Michael Gordon’s The Lady Gambles emphasizes drama over action, its story illuminating the ravages of addiction even when no chemical substances are involved, showing how easily compulsive gambling can descend into a “dirty” life of crime. Barbara Stanwyck plays the addict, Joan ...
