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The Lady Gambles *** (1949, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally) – Classic Movie Review 10,948
The lady in the 1949 film noir drama The Lady Gambles is Joan Boothe (played by Barbara Stanwyck), whose compulsive gambling addiction leads to marital strife. On set, Stanwyck gave young Tony Curtis a tip. […]
Mississippi Grind *** (2015, Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Yvonne Landry, Alfre Woodard) – Movie Review
Ben Mendelsohn stars as 44-year old down-on-his-luck gambling addict Gerry desperately looking for the big win that will get him out of his financial and life mess. He’s a man who would stake his own […]
The Gambler **** (1974, James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton) – Classic Movie Review 1974
Director Karel Reisz’s visceral but cerebral 1974 thriller stars James Caan as college literature professor Axel Freed, who has a secret vice as a compulsive gambler with a masochistic urge to lose and an inability to stop […]
The Gambler **** (2014, Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman) – Movie Review
Mark Wahlberg is excellent in a serious role as English lit professor and compulsive high-stakes gambler Jim Bennett. His debt forces him to borrow money from his unpleasant wealthy mother (Jessica Lange) and, when he […]
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