The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
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.
- Released
- 1953-01-29
- Genres
- Romance, Adventure, Western
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Seton I. Miller, Rudolph Maté
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Mark Fallon
- Piper Laurie as Angelique Dureau
- Julie Adams as Ann Conant (as Julia Adams)
- John McIntire as Kansas John Polly
- Paul Cavanagh as Edmond Dureau
- John Baer as Laurent Dureau
- Ron Randell as George Elwood
- Ralph Dumke as Caldwell
- Robert Warwick as Paul O. Monet
- William Reynolds as Pierre
- Guy Williams as Andre
- Alan Dexter as Man