The Lady Gambles Page #2

Synopsis: When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir
Director(s): Michael Gordon
Production: Universal
 
IMDB:
6.7
Year:
1949
99 min
43 Views


like a real conspirator.

The professional word is

"shill," Mrs. Boothe.

This is very

kind of you, Mr...

Mr. Corrigan.

Mr. Corrigan.

If you're here for the cure, maybe you

and I could get together for dinner.

If I'm here for the what?

The cure.

Six weeks

in the Nevada sunshine

and you rid yourself

of whatever ails you.

You know, lumbago,

matrimony, the common cold.

Your kindness

overwhelms me.

Oh, good.

How about this evening?

I'm afraid not,

thank you.

My husband hates

to eat alone.

Then he gave me

this stack of chips.

But for a moment there, I expected

him to produce a length of hose

and go to work on me.

Well,

compared to your day,

I'm afraid Boulder Dam's

gonna make pretty dull copy.

No such thing.

I'm dying to hear about it.

Here, now, cut it out. I'll

give you a full report at dinner.

Why don't you

phone down for a table?

David, it's 7:
30 in Chicago.

Don't you think

we ought to call Ruth?

Now, look, Joan, we went

all through that yesterday.

You're a big girl now

and so is your sister.

Yes, I know, but this is the first

time we've left her home alone.

Well, it's not going

to be the last.

She shouldn't be living

with us in the first place.

Oh, that's not fair, David. After

all, living together wasn't her idea.

Wasn't it?

Anyhow, didn't you send her

a wire the minute we got here?

Yes, but I wouldn't

want her to think that we...

Oh, well,

you know how she is.

Yeah. I have an idea she'll manage to

survive without us for these few days.

And I'm sure

I'll survive without her.

Dining room, please.

Operator? Operator,

I want to call Chicago.

Elmwood 06321.

And operator,

reverse the charges, please.

Mrs. David Boothe.

No, no, I'll hold on.

Hello? Hello, Ruth.

How are you, darling?

Oh, fine, thanks.

What? But, Ruth, we've

only been here two days.

What? I can't under... What's

wrong, darling? Why are you crying?

Yes, you are.

I can hear you.

Oh, no. No, of course not.

It had nothing to do with you.

You know David has to do

that series on the dam.

Well, just a few more days.

Oh, Ruth, that's absurd.

But I just told you that...

Well, do you want

to come all the way out here?

Ruth, Ruth, I've got to hang

up. Somebody's at the door.

Goodbye, darling...

Yes. Yes, yes, goodbye.

Line's busy.

Well, looks like you picked

up a little sunburn today.

Well, it's quite

a place, that dam.

Wait till you

see it tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Sure. You're coming out

with me, aren't you?

I've lined up some camera angles

that'll take your breath away.

Dining room, please.

Does it make

any sense, actually?

They must have files

packed with shots.

Oh, thank you.

I'll call again.

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Roy Huggins

Roy Huggins (July 18, 1914 – April 3, 2002) was an American novelist and an influential writer/creator and producer of character-driven television series, including Maverick, The Fugitive, and The Rockford Files. A noted writer and producer using his own name, much of his later television scriptwriting was done using the pseudonyms Thomas Fitzroy, John Thomas James, and John Francis O'Mara. more…

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