The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles
1949
★★★☆☆ 6.0/10
⏱️ 99 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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.

Crew

Director
Michael Gordon
Writer
Oscar Saul, Lewis Meltzer, Roy Huggins
Producer
Michael Kraike

Production

Universal International Pictures

Keywords

mexicocasinocheatinggamblingsuicide attemptroulettecompulsive gamblingaddictionfilm noirlas vegas