The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic71/100
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Wesley RugglesDirector
- Maurine Dallas WatkinsScreenplay
- Milton Herbert GropperScreenplay
Cast
- Clark GableBabe Stewart
- Carole LombardConnie Randall
- Dorothy MackaillKay Everly
- Grant MitchellVane
- Elizabeth PattersonMrs. Randall
- George BarbierMr. Randall
- J. Farrell MacDonald"Dickie" Collins
- Tommy ConlonWillie Randall
- Walter WalkerMr. Morton
- Paul EllisVargas
- Charley GrapewinClerk
- Sammy BlumDoor to Door Salesman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
prisonlibrarygamblingboredomcopon the runmistresscardsharpnewlywedpre-codeduplicitymoral reformation