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5.1/10   13 votes
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Writers:
Albert J. Cohen (writer)
Frank Gill Jr. (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1951 (USA) more
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The Most Beautiful I.O.U. a Gambler Ever Collected...
Plot:
The naive Evelyn Warren, elected shool-teacher of the year by Time Magazine, goes to Las Vegas, where she loses a lot of money... more | add synopsis
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Darnell delightful in rare solo starring comedic role more (1 total)

Cast

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Linda Darnell ... Evelyn Walsh Warren
Stephen McNally ... Matt Braddock
Gigi Perreau ... Diana Braddock
Virginia Field ... Kay Stoddard
Ann Codee ... Marie
Lynne Hunter ... Minnie
Nestor Paiva ... Manuel
James Griffith ... Ronald
Billy Wayne ... Croupier
Katherine Warren ... Dean Bessie Howell
William Newell ... Bartender (as Billy Newell)
Paul McVey ... Speaker
Tristram Coffin ... Carl
Judd Holdren ... Face
Nolan Leary ... Doctor
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Runtime:
80 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Darnell delightful in rare solo starring comedic role, 5 January 2008
7/10
Author: francisclough from United States

For Linda Darnell fans, of which I am one, this little comedy from Universal studios is a refreshing surprise. One of the 1940's most consistently underrated screen brunettes, due to her phenomenal beauty she was frequently placed in roles subordinate to the leading male star she was appearing with (some of the best: Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison, Richard Widmark, Tyrone Power, George Sanders, Robert Mitchum, to name a few). Yet in all these she was always far more than merely adequate, in fact, consistently good. At the time of this movie's release Miss Darnell was at the peak of her success, having just scored two back-to-back triumphs at her home studio Twentieth-Century-Fox: A Letter to Three Wives and No Way Out. Here in this film she plays an independent professional woman at a crossroads in her life who is forced by chance to reevaluate and prioritize. Miss Darnell exudes poise and self-confidence in the role, and is clearly having fun letting the true Linda shine through. It is a shame she was not given the opportunities to do more vehicles like this one, where she was absolutely front-and-center in the storyline. Catch this hard-to-find gem, and enjoy one of the cinema's loveliest ladies truly letting her hair down and having a ball!

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