The Gambler and the Lady
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The Gambler and the Lady is a 1952 British
crime film
directed by Patrick Jenkins and Sam Newfield
and starring Dane Clark
, Kathleen Byron
and Naomi Chance
. It was made by Hammer Films
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Patrick Jenkins and Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie director, with over 250 feature films to his credit, and a large number of shorts, training films, industrial films, TV episodes, and pretty much anything anyone would pay him for...
and starring Dane Clark
Dane Clark
Dane Clark was an American film actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average".-Early life:...
, Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron was a British actress of stage, screen and television.-Early life:Byron was born Kathleen Elizabeth Fell in West Ham – now in the London Borough of Newham...
and Naomi Chance
Naomi Chance
Naomi Chance was a British film and television actress. She was married to the film director Guy Hamilton.-Selected filmography:* The Gambler and the Lady * Blood Orange * A Touch of the Sun...
. It was made by Hammer Films
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
.
Cast
- Dane ClarkDane ClarkDane Clark was an American film actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average".-Early life:...
- Jim Forster - Kathleen ByronKathleen ByronKathleen Byron was a British actress of stage, screen and television.-Early life:Byron was born Kathleen Elizabeth Fell in West Ham – now in the London Borough of Newham...
- Pat - Naomi ChanceNaomi ChanceNaomi Chance was a British film and television actress. She was married to the film director Guy Hamilton.-Selected filmography:* The Gambler and the Lady * Blood Orange * A Touch of the Sun...
- Lady Susan Willens - Meredith EdwardsMeredith EdwardsMeredith Edwards may refer to:*Meredith Edwards , American singer*Meredith Edwards , Welsh actor...
- Dave Davies - Anthony ForwoodAnthony ForwoodAnthony Forwood was an English actor.- Career :In 1949 Forwood gained his first acting role when he starred in Ralph Thomas' Traveller's Joy. That same year he appeared in the thriller Man in Black with Sid James...
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- Lady Jane Greer - Richard Shaw - Louis
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- Hal OsmondHal Osmond-Selected filmography:* Once Upon a Dream * Vote for Huggett * Diamond City * Your Witness * Last Holiday * The Happy Family * The Brave Don't Cry * To Dorothy a Son...
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