The Lady Gambles (1949)
"Once she was someone's wife ... now she's just someone's luck !"
 
    Title: The Lady Gambles
Original Title: The Lady Gambles
Release Date: 1949-05-20
Status: Released
Rating: 5.9/10 (from 32 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Universal International Pictures
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.
Cast
 
            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
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            