Pistol Packin' Mama

"..a ..a high explosive beauty toting artillery loaded with gaiety...music...and flaring romance!"

Dec 15 1943 Approved 1h 4m
Comedy, Crime, Music

Two tuneful gamblers gambol across the country in a struggle for the money they need to run their respective casinos. It all begins when gangsters oust a gambler from the Big Apple. In need of quick cash, he goes to Las Vegas and enters a casino owned by a tough but pretty young woman. Cheating like crazy, the gambler breaks the house back and takes his considerable winnings back to New York to open his own casino. The woman is in hot pursuit and eagerly plans to turn the tables in her favor.

Plot

Westerner Sally Benson is cheated out of her bankroll by Nick Winner, a gambler passing through town. In New York, Nick opens up a combination night club/gambling joint and, while he is away, Sally, using the name of Vicki Norris, gets a job singing there. He tries to fire her when he returns but she cooly pulls a gun and forces him to cut cards for the club he opened using her money. This time, using marked cards herself, she wins but keeps Nick on as the manager. She becomes engaged to to rich, stuffy blueblood, J. Leslie Benton III, until Nick, who has fallen in love with her, wins her away. They plan to marry until Vicki gets the mistaken idea that Nick's real interest is in getting his club back. This complication is coupled with a war waged against the club by Nick's old gambling rival Johnny Rossi.

Written by

Arthur Caesar, Edward Dein, Fred Schiller

Directed by

Frank Woodruff

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
64
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA