The Gambler and the Lady

 

The Gambler and the Lady - 1952 | 72 mins | Crime | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Patrick Jenkins and Sam Newfield. (Terence Fisher unconfirmed)
Producer: Anthony Hinds.
Script: Sam Newfield.
Cinematography: Walter J. Harvey.
Film Editing: Maurice Rootes.
Art Direction: J. Elder Wills.
Makeup Department: Philip Leakey and Pauline Trent.
Sound Department: Bill Salter.
Original Music: Ivor Slaney.

The Cast

Dane Clark - Jim Forster
Naomi Chance - Lady Susan Willens
Meredith Edwards - Dave Davies
Thomas Gallagher - Sam
Eric Pohlmann - Arturo Colonna
Anthony Forwood - Lord Peter Willens
Kathleen Byron - Pat

Plot Synopsis

The Gambler and the Lady starred Dane Clark as Jim Forster, a gullible American gambler who comes unstuck when his desire for social climbing leads him to dumps his dancer mistress Pat (Kathleen Byron), in favour of high society Lady Willens (Naomi Chance). Racketeers infesting London's gambling belt wreck Jim’s casinos, and his partner Dave is killed by the Colonna Brothers, who want in. During a gun battle Jim deals with the Colonna’s, as he struggles away wounded, a jealous Pat runs him down in her car.