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72% Critic Match
The Mississippi Gambler
“His game is fancy women ... and his fate is Lady Luck !”
7.2 / 10• 1953• 1h 39m•NR• English
RomanceAdventureWestern
Storyline
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
Cast & Crew
Tyrone Power
Mark Fallon
Lead
Piper Laurie
Angelique Dureau
Julie Adams
Ann Conant (as Julia Adams)
John McIntire
Kansas John Polly
Paul Cavanagh
Edmond Dureau
John Baer
Laurent Dureau
Ron Randell
George Elwood
Ralph Dumke
Caldwell
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rudolph Maté's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Mississippi Gambler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
