The Gambler from Natchez
| The Gambler from Natchez | |
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Screenplay by |
Gerald Drayson Adams Irving Wallace |
| Story by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
| Starring |
Dale Robertson Debra Paget Thomas Gomez Lisa Daniels Kevin McCarthy Douglas Dick |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
| Edited by | William B. Murphy |
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Production
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Panoramic Productions
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gambler from Natchez is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Henry Levin and written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Irving Wallace. The film stars Dale Robertson, Debra Paget, Thomas Gomez, Lisa Daniels, Kevin McCarthy and Douglas Dick. The film was released on August 4, 1954, by 20th Century Fox.
Apart from his gambler father for four years, Vance Colby is summoned by him. On a riverboat, a German named Gottfried accuses him of cheating, also impugning his father's reputation, but when Vance's back is turned and Gottfried comes after him, riverboat captain Barbee's attractive daughter Melanie intervenes to save Vance.
While ashore, Vance comes to the aid of Yvette Rivage when her carriage's horse is lame. At her family manor, Araby, he meets her father Andre and fiance Claude St. Germaine, who react harshly, also bringing up Vance's father's reputation as a cheat.
Vance discovers that his father's news was that he had won a half-interest in a new gambling vessel Rivage and St. Germaine were about to launch. Then he learns they had his dad killed, framing him by planting evidence that he had won unfairly. Vance's life is saved by Melanie a second time, and he also survives a duel with Nicholas Cadiz, shooting him in self-defense after Cadiz tries to use a hidden derringer.
Rivage engages Vance in a card game and loses everything, including Araby, but gallantly, Vance returns the estate's deed to a grateful Yvette. She invites him to stay and share Araby with her, but Vance has other plans, which include Melanie.
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