The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee's. Under pressure to allow cheating, Mike "walks out," leaving tough-minded daughter Lady Lee to earn a living the only way she knows. She soon becomes a success gambling among the rich, but, falling out with the syndicate, she considers the marriage proposal of blueblood Garry Madison. Can such a match work despite snobbery and old associations?
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Archie MayoDirector
- Ralph BlockScreenplay
- Doris MalloyScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckJennifer Lady Lee
- Joel McCreaGarry Madison
- Pat O'BrienCharlie Lang
- Claire DoddSheila Aiken
- C. Aubrey SmithPeter Madison
- Robert BarratMike Lee
- Arthur VintonFallin
- Phillip ReedSteve
- Philip FavershamDon Carroway
- Robert ElliottGraves
- Ferdinand GottschalkCornelius - Lawyer
- Willard RobertsonDistrict Attorney
Stills
Themes
adulterymarriage proposaljealousycard gamecheatingpokergamblingex-girlfriendmarriageromantic rivalryweddingpre-code