The Gambler from Natchez

"BOLD AND BAWDY AS THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI! LUSTY AND GUSTY AS ITS FIERY WOMEN! ROUSING AS THE TIMES THAT INSPIRED IT!"

Aug 4 1954 Approved 1h 28m
Action, Adventure, Mystery

A discharged army Captain returns home to New Orleans to take revenge on the men who murdered his father.

Plot

Returning to New Orleans, following four years of army service in Texas in the 1840s, Captain Vance Colby finds his father, a professional gambler, has been killed. The police tell him his father was killed while caught cheating in a card game by Andre Rivage, an arrogant young dilettante. Vance protests that his father was an honest gambler and never used marked cards, but the police inspector tells him there were witnesses. Aided by a riverboat owner, Captain Barbee, and his daughter, Melanie, Vance sets out to clear his father's name and avenge his death.

Written by

Gerald Drayson Adams, Irving Wallace

Directed by

Henry Levin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Panoramic Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
378
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA