The Lady Gambles
1949
⏱️ 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
Lewis Meltzer, Oscar Saul, Roy Huggins
Producer
Michael Kraike
Production
Universal International Pictures
Keywords
mexicocasinocheatinggamblingsuicide attemptroulettecompulsive gamblingaddictionfilm noirlas vegas