Movie

The Mississippi Gambler

1953 · 99 min

A polished, old-fashioned romantic adventure with riverboat intrigue, duels, and a slow-burning courtship, easy to watch and mildly tense.

Tagline: His game is fancy women ... and his fate is Lady Luck !
Overview: Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, betrayal, justice, ambition
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
justice
ambition
redemption
Places: big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild