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The Las Vegas Story

1952 · 88 min

A smoky, shadowed noir that drifts between casino glamour and quiet regret, building to a tense desert chase.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Jane Russell, Victor Mature, Vincent Price

Tagline: Las Vegas... where everybody plays a game! And these two play the oldest game on earth... with a new twist!
Overview: When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.

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Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Jane Russell, Victor Mature, Vincent Price

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
greed
love
crime
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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