The Mississippi Gambler
The Mississippi Gambler is a 1953 American Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Tyrone Power. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound Recording (Leslie I. Carey). This film was the third Universal Studios film to bear this title—though with a different plot each time, the others being The Mississippi Gambler (1929) and Mississippi Gambler (1942).
Plot
Mark Fallon persuades professional gambler "Kansas John" Polly to teach him the trade. As they board a riverboat bound for New Orleans, Kansas John advises him to be wary of F. Montague Caldwell, an unscrupulous riverboat gambler.
More details
| author | Seton I. Miller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New Orleans |
| director | Rudolph Maté |
| editor | Edward Curtiss |
| events | gambling |
| genre | drama western |
| keywords | diamond necklace gamble lose professional gambler warn |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | Ted Richmond |
| productionCompany | Universal International Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama |