TMDb Rating
7.2/10
11 verified votes
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
RomanceAdventureWestern
99 min
"His game is fancy women ... and his fate is Lady Luck !"
Plot Summary
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.
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RomanceAdventureWesternRudolph MatéTyrone PowerPiper Laurie1953
Director
Rudolph Maté
Top Cast
Tyrone PowerPiper LaurieJulie AdamsJohn McIntirePaul Cavanagh
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