The Lady Gambles (1949)

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Barbara Stanwyck

Joan 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

Houseley Stevenson

Pawnbroker

Don Beddoe

Mr. Dennis Sutherland

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Dennis Sutherland

Tony Curtis

Bellboy
(as Anthony Curtis)

Peter Leeds

Jack Harrison - Hotel Clerk
(as Peter Lewis)

Frank Moran

Murphy

Esther Howard

Gross Lady

John Indrisano

Bert

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Trivia
The scene where Corrigan (Steven McNally) tells the girls "No-one uses my first name....because it's Horace" could well have been an in-joke as Stephen McNally's birth name was Horace Vincent McNally.

Goofs
Reflected in the bus window that Joan is on.

Quotes
Joan Phillips Boothe: May I come in?
Barky: Ask a foolish question, and you get a foolish answer.

This is one of the best films about the madness of gambling. As a former compulsive gambler, I can really relate to this film. The only other film about gambling addiction that could be better is The Great Sinner starring Gregory Peck. I don't like to tell the plot on my reviews, and I won't now either. Barbara Stanwyk does an incredible job as a woman that gets obsessed gambling. When she describes how it's a "good tired" after a night of gambling( after she wins) and how Stephen McNally describes the good tired even after you lose. Both logics are so true. Stanwyks performance is brilliant as a lunatic gambler. If you're a gambler or an ex over the top gambler, you'll enjoy this film.