The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film)
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The Mississippi Gambler is a 1953 adventure film
directed by Rudolph Maté
. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording (Leslie I. Carey
).
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté
Born in Kraków , Maté started in the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He went on to work as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with noted colleague Karl Freund...
. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording (Leslie I. Carey
Leslie I. Carey
Sound recordist Leslie I. Carey first hit Hollywood in 1938, where he embarked on the first of over 300 films...
).
Cast
- Tyrone PowerTyrone PowerTyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
as Mark Fallon - Piper LauriePiper LauriePiper Laurie is an American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks and the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations...
as Angelique 'Leia' Dureau - Julie AdamsJulie AdamsJulie Adams is an American film and television actress, sometimes credited as Julia Adams or Betty Adams.-Life and career:...
as Ann Conant (as Julia Adams) - John McIntireJohn McIntireJohn McIntire was an American character actor.-Career:The craggy-faced film actor was born in Spokane in eastern Washington State but reared in Montana, growing up around ranchers and cowboys, an experience that would later inspire his performances in dozens of westerns.A graduate of USC, McIntire...
as Kansas John Polly - Paul CavanaghPaul CavanaghPaul Cavanagh was an English film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst and died in London from a heart attack....
as Edmond Dureau - John Baer as Laurent Dureau
- Ron RandellRon RandellRonald Egan "Ron" Randell was an Australian-born American film and stage actor.-Biography:Randell was born in Sydney. He started his career as a stage and radio performer in his teens. He soon established himself as a leading male juvenile for radio, acting for 2KY Players, George Edwards, BAP...
as George Elwood - Ralph Dumke as F. Montague Caldwell
- Robert Warwick as Gov. Paul Monet
- William ReynoldsWilliam Reynolds (actor)William Reynolds is a retired American television and film actor. He is best known for television roles in the 1960s and 1970s....
as Pierre Loyette - Guy Williams as Andre Brion