The Mississippi Gambler (1953)

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Country: USA
Genres: Adventure, Romance, Western
Release: 1953-03-05
Director: Rudolph Maté
Writers: Seton I. Miller
Language: English
Stars: Tyrone Power , Piper Laurie , Julie Adams , John McIntire , Paul Cavanagh , John Baer , Ron Randell , Ralph Dumke (1899–1964) , Robert Warwick , William Reynolds
Runtime: 99 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: L'avventuriero della Louisiana (Italy) , La octava maldición (Chile) , Sevimli kumarbaz (Turkey) , Die Welt gehört ihm (Austria) , The Mississippi Gambler (United States of America) , Der Held vom Mississippi , ミシシッピの賭博師 (Japan) , The Mississippi Gambler (Canada) , Seikkailija Mississipillä (Finland) , Die Welt gehört ihm , The Mississippi Gambler , El caballero del Mississippi (Argentina) , De edelman uit Louisiana (Belgium) , El caballero del Mississippi (Venezuela) , Karciarz z Missisipi (Poland) , Der Held vom Mississippi (Austria) , O Aventureiro do Mississipi (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El caballero del Mississippi (Spain) , Ilden i blodet (Denmark) , Le gentilhomme de la Louisiane (France, French Republic) , Kockar sa Misisipija , Игрок из Миссисипи , The Mississippi Gambler (United Kingdom) , O tyhodioktis tou Misisipi (Greece) , Le gentilhomme de la Louisiane (Belgium) , Cartoforul de pe Mississippi (Romania) , Högt spel i New Orleans (Sweden) , O Aventureiro do Mississippi (Brazil) , Høyt spill i New Orleans (Norway) , La octava maldición (Mexico)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0046080