The Lady Gambles (1949)
6.0|20 May, 1949|99 min
Once she was someone's wife ... now she's just someone's luck !
6.0|20 May, 1949|99 min
Released
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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. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
Keywords
mexico
casino
cheating
gambling
suicide attempt
roulette
compulsive gambling
addiction
film noir
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
Casts
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
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Dennis Sutherland
Tony Curtis
Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)
Peter Leeds
Jack Harris - Hotel Clerk
Frank Moran
Murphy
Esther Howard
Gross Lady
John Indrisano
Bert
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Leo Anthony
Dealer (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Woman at Slot Machine (uncredited)
William Bailey
Croupier (uncredited)
Al Bain
Dice Shooter (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Doorman (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Horse Player (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Casino Patron (uncredited)
George Calliga
Casino Patron (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
Macllwaine, Poker Player (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Clerk (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Johnny - Jockey (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Casino Patron (uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Joe - Gambler (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Cutler
Clerk (uncredited)
Watson Downs
Lovett (uncredited)
Elmer Doyea
Faro Dealer (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Dice Player (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Horse Player (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Horse Player (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Dealer (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Stickman (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Westerner (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Dealer (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray
Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Horse Player (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Casino Patron (uncredited)
William Hudson
Horse Player (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
Donna La Barr
B Girl (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Stickman (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
Crews
Michael Kraike
Producer
Lewis Meltzer
Story
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Milton Carruth
Editor
Michael Gordon
Director
Oscar Saul
Story
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Halsted Welles
Adaptation
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Corson Jowett
Sound
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Roy Huggins
Screenplay
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Lillian Burkhart
Hairstylist
Robert Ewing
Makeup Artist
David S. Horsley
Special Effects
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Lew Leary
Production Manager
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Max Nippell
Gaffer
Dorothy Hughes
Script Supervisor
Richard Walling
Still Photographer
Dean Paup
Grip
Joan Joseff
Costume Designer
William Cooper Smith
Camera Operator
Philip H. Lathrop
Camera Operator
Backdrops & Posters
