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The Lady Gambles

Once she was someone's wife ... now she's just someone's luck !

NR Drama

Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, John Hoyt

Writer: Oscar Saul, Halsted Welles, Lewis Meltzer, Roy Huggins

Release Date:
May 20, 1949
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
Director:
Michael Gordon
Companies:
Universal International Pictures

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 trying to help her.