Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Mississippi Gambler
The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

His game is fancy women ... and his fate is Lady Luck !

Genres

RomanceAdventureWestern

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

29 January 1953

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Mark Fallon

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Angelique Dureau

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

Ann Conant (as Julia Adams)

John McIntire

John McIntire

Kansas John Polly

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Edmond Dureau

John Baer

John Baer

Laurent Dureau

Ron Randell

Ron Randell

George Elwood

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

Caldwell

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Paul O. Monet

William Reynolds

William Reynolds

Pierre

Guy Williams

Guy Williams

Andre

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Man

Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens

Etienne

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Julian Contant

James Adamson

James Adamson

Steward at Fencing Club (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Leon Alton

Fencing Student (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

Ernest Anderson

Bellhop (uncredited)

Carl Andre

Carl Andre

Mate on the Sultana (uncredited)

LeRoi Antoine

LeRoi Antoine

Singer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Townsman (uncredited)

John Barton

John Barton

Riverboat Passenger

Mary Bayless

Mary Bayless

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Kennerly (uncredited)

Frederic Berest

Frederic Berest

Carnes (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Gamber (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Card Player (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

Ivan Browning

Waiter (uncredited)

Dorothy Bruce

Dorothy Bruce

Girl (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

George Bruggeman

Fencing Student (uncredited)

Eduardo Cansino Jr.

Eduardo Cansino Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens

Etienne - Fencing Instructor (uncredited)

Fred Cavens

Fred Cavens

Emile Maitre - Fencing Master (uncredited)

André Charlot

André Charlot

Keith (uncredited)

Similar Movies

7.0

Wild at Heart

August 1990 •English

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

6.0

Shaft's Big Score!

June 1972 •English

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

7.0

Jezebel

March 1938 •English

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

6.2

Infinity

October 1996 •English

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

6.2

Viva Las Vegas

February 1964 •English

Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.

6.7

River of No Return

April 1954 •English

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

5.6

Lucky You

May 2007 •English

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.

6.0

Les Biches

March 1968 •French

A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local architect and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.

0.0

The Cold Deck

October 1917 •English

Gambler "On-the Level" Leigh (William S. Hart) is forced to leave his high rolling lifestyle to move his ailing sister Alice (Mildred Harris) to the healing climate the mountains. Financial strain compels him to resume his favored vocation. Unfortunately for Level, the dance hall girl Coralie (Alma Rubens) doesn't take rejection well and convinces the dealer to clean him out with a "cold deck". A desperate robbery ensues, leading to Level wanted for murder!

7.7

The Hustler

September 1961 •English

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

6.6

Guys and Dolls

December 1955 •English

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.

6.4

The Buccaneer

December 1958 •English

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.

5.2

At Long Last Love

March 1975 •English

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.

7.2

The Lady Eve

February 1941 •English

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.

8.0

Barry Lyndon

December 1975 •English

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

6.4

Indecent Proposal

April 1993 •English

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

7.6

Fitzcarraldo

March 1982 •German

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

5.2

Anaconda

April 1997 •English

A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.

5.0

Happy Journey

December 1943 •Czech

Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent destinies of four female coworkers, each of whom seeks happiness in a different way.

5.4

The Collector

October 2004 •Danish

A romantic comedy set in the world of gambling, debt collecting and professional boxing. Laura is an unlucky gambler with a huge debt, she crosses paths with Claus, a former boxer who now makes a living as a debt collector. Laura is cheating, scamming, and lying and eventually life catches up with her. Claus is trying to regain his self respect and start anew. Together, they make an awkward but very charming couple on the verge of love. It is a story about trust, friendship, new beginnings, getting a second chance and doing the right thing.