The Lady Pays Off (1951)
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Directors
Douglas Sirk
Cast
Ann Codee, Gigi Perreau, James Griffith, John Doucette, Judd Holdren, Katherine Warren, Linda Darnell, Nestor Paiva, Stephen McNally, Virginia Field
The story
Evelyn Walsh Warren is named the teacher of the year and her photo appears on the cover of Time magazine, but she is dissatisfied with her uneventful life. She travels to Reno and inadvertently loses $7000 at the roulette table, mistaking $100 chips for $1 chips. Casino owner Matt Braddock offers her a deal.
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comedy drama
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