The Lady Pays Off
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“The Most Beautiful I.O.U. a Gambler Ever Collected...”
The naive Evelyn Warren, elected school teacher of the year by Time Magazine, goes to Las Vegas, where she loses a lot of money. In order to pay her debts, casino manager Matt Braddock asks her to take care of his sad little daughter Diana.
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Cast
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Linda Darnell
Evelyn Walsh Warren
Known for
My Darling Clementine
The Mark of Zorro
Tris Coffin
Carl
Stephen McNally
Matt Bradock
Known for
Winchester '73
Criss Cross
Gigi Perreau
Diane Braddock
Known for
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
There's Always Tomorrow
Virginia Field
Kay Stoddard
Known for
Waterloo Bridge
The Earth Dies Screaming
Ann Codee
Marie
Known for
Lured
Kiss Me Kate
Nestor Paiva
Manuel
Known for
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Tarantula
Katherine Warren
Bessie Howell
Known for
The Caine Mutiny
The Prowler
James Griffith
Ronald
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Killing
John Doucette
Taxi Driver
Known for
True Grit
Cleopatra
Lynne Hunter
Minnie
Also in
No Room for the Groom
Billy Wayne
Croupier
Known for
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Douglas Sirk Director · Albert J. Cohen Writer Frank Gill Jr. Writer
United States release October 4, 1951 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 4, 1951
Theatrical
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