Hazard

19481948
ApprovedApproved
1h 35m

As part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. Before he can "collect," she skips town. The gambler hires a private detective to track her down so... Read allAs part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. Before he can "collect," she skips town. The gambler hires a private detective to track her down so he can collect his "winnings."As part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. Before he can "collect," she skips town. The gambler hires a private detective to track her down so he can collect his "winnings."

6.1/10

Director
- George Marshall
Writers
- Arthur Sheekman(screenplay)
- Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
Stars

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Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements, and Percy Helton in Hazard (1948)

Paulette Goddard, Walter Baldwin, and Percy Helton in Hazard (1948)

Paulette Goddard, Mary Adams, Gladys Blake, Betty Danko, Greta Granstedt, and Isabel Randolph in Hazard (1948)

Director
- George Marshall
Writers
- Arthur Sheekman(screenplay)
- Roy Chanslor(screenplay) (based on the novel by)
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private detective gambling based on novel

Taglines
- IMAGINE WINNING HER...On the Turn of a Card!
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial television presentation took place in Chicago Monday 2 March 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2). It first aired in Seattle 13 May 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), followed by Phoenix 8 June 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), by Asheville 23 June 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Johnstown 30 November 1959 on WJAC (Channel 6), by Detroit 12 December 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), and by Grand Rapids 26 December 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8).

Quotes
Ellen Crane: Nobody ever hit me before.
J.D. Storm: That shows a lot of negligence by a lot of people.

Connections
Referenced in Let's Go to the Movies (1949)

Top review

8/10

Paulette Goddard carries film.

Paramount put Paulette Goddard in this comedy-adventure playing a compulsive gambler on the run for being in debt to gambler Fred Clark. She manages to escape his willingly open arms, only to be pursued by a private eye (MacDonald Carey) across the country This was not the typical Paramount stuff that comedies were made of. Even though it was directed by George Marshall, an ace at this sort of fare. It had a weak script and MacDonald Carey, although a good actor, didn't have the charisma or box-office following of a Cooper, Milland or MacMurray, Paulette's past leading men. So, it was up to Goddard to carry the film. It was made in 1948 and she was till on top. The film went on to have a semi-successful run.

This is not on video and rarely seen on TV.

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