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. Plot [ edit ] When his estranged wife Joan is found badly beaten after using loaded dice in a back-alley game, David Boothe looks back on how she came to this sorry state.
- $930,000
- Frank Skinner
- Michael Kraike
The Lady Gambles (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Lady Gambles marked the first time that Stanwyck and Robert Preston appeared together since the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille picture Union Pacific (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40; F3.4869). Liz Dennison and Gene Delmont were announced as cast members in Hollywood Reporter , but their appearance in the completed film has not been confirmed.
- Michael Gordon, Frank Shaw
- Barbara Stanwyck
The Lady Gambles. 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 ...
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- Barbara Stanwyck
- Michael Gordon
Overview. 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 ...
Critics reviews. 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.
