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The Mississippi Gambler

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NR,1hr 39min
Released:
January 29, 1953
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: 1953's The Mississippi Gambler was the third Universal Studios film to bear this title--though with a different plot each time. Tyrone Power plays an all-around adventurer who cuts quite a swath through antebellum New Orleans. In between scenes of gambling, fist-fighting and swordplay, Power woos Piper Laurie, who chooses to marry wealthy Ron Randell; in turn, Power is wooed by Julie Adams, whose ardor is not reciprocated. The climax finds Power in a card table showdown with Ms. Laurie's ill-tempered ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Mark Fallon
Angelique Duroux
Ann Conant
Kansas John Polly
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