Never Trust a Gambler

Jul 13, 1951

1h 19m

★ 5.4

A true-life MANHUNT

Overview

A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Steve Garry

Dane Clark

Virginia Merrill

Cathy O'Donnell

Police Sgt. Ed Donovan

Tom Drake

Lou Brecker

Jeff Corey

Dolores Alden

Myrna Dell

Police Sgt. Quentin McCloy

Rhys Williams

Phoebe

Kathryn Card

Sunbeam Liquor Store Clerk (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Cap Douglas (uncredited)

Will Wright

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

7.6

Out of the Past

Nov 25, 1947

Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

8.1

Double Indemnity

Jul 6, 1944

A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on her husband's life insurance.

7.6

Elevator to the Gallows

Jan 29, 1958

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

7.8

Touch of Evil

Mar 30, 1958

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

6.0

The Brasher Doubloon

Feb 6, 1947

Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.

6.0

Lady in the Lake

Dec 19, 1946

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

6.2

Crime of Passion

Dec 28, 1956

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

7.1

Angel Face

Jan 2, 1953

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

7.6

Laura

Oct 11, 1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

4.5

The Hot Month of August

Feb 9, 1966

A young man, Jason, is on his way home and meets two beautiful women, Hope and Alexis. He falls for Hope, but has sex with Alexis. He doesn't know that Alexis' husband has hired a private detective to trail her, and the man reports back to Alexis' husband about her affair with Jason. The husband kills Alexis but the police suspect Jason. He and Hope have to clear his name and find enough evidence to prove the husband is the killer.

7.6

Mildred Pierce

Oct 20, 1945

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

7.9

The Night of the Hunter

Jul 27, 1955

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

7.3

The Lady from Shanghai

Dec 24, 1947

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

7.5

Gilda

Apr 25, 1946

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

6.2

Cry Terror!

May 2, 1958

A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.