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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.
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.
Jul 23, 2020 · The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American FILM NOlR drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally, with a brief appearance from a young Tony Curtis.
- 99 min
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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
D espite 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.
A virtual time capsule of early Las Vegas locations scripted by Roy Huggins features a sinister gambler (Stephen McNally-aping Bugsy Siegel) reeling in a hooked Babs at his casino named “The Pelican” doubling for The Flamingo which opened three years earlier.
