The Gambler and the Lady

Casino owner Jim Forster upsets the local mob when he moves into the London gambling scene. At the same time, he longs to be accepted by the English upper classes and even takes lessons in etiquette to improve the impression he gives them, unaware that they are laughing at him behind his back. A square peg in a round hole, he manages to upset everyone and soon he is in danger of losing his friends, his money – and his life!

Trailer by The Hammer Graveyard

Production Details

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
Based on an original story by Alexander Paal and Steven Vas
Copyright 1952 by Exclusive Films Ltd.

All characters in this photoplay are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any real person, living or dead

RCA Sound System
London Philarmonic Orchestra

Black & White 72 minutes

Filming dates: 19th May – 13th June 1952
UK Release: 23rd January 1953

Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire

Stills from film

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Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew – Verified as complete

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	DEATH	AGE	CREDITS	UNCREDITED	TOTAL HAMMER
Additional Music	Dennis Wilson	No	32	16 Feb 1920	15 Jul 1989	69		1	1
Art Director	J. Elder Wills	Yes	52	26 Apr 1900	1970	69	22		22
Assembly Cutter	Bill Lenny	No	25	1928	2002	74	14	4	18
Assistant Director	Ted Holliday	Yes					1		1
Boom Operator	Percy Britten	No	33	1 Oct 1919	1996	76		23	23
Camera Operator	Moray Grant	Yes	35	13 Nov 1917	17 Sep 1977	59	29		29
Casting	Michael Carreras	Yes	25	21 Dec 1927	19 Apr 1994	66	98	11	109
Clapper Loader	Tom Friswell	No	23	1930	2002	72		18	18
Conductor	Marcus Dods	Yes	34	19 Apr 1918	30 Apr 1984	66	4		4
Continuity	Renee Glynne	Yes	26	3 Aug 1926	6 Apr 2022	95	41	3	44
Director	Patrick Jenkins	Yes					3	1	4
Director	Sam Newfield	Yes	53	6 Dec 1899	10 Nov 1964	64	2	1	3
Director of Photography	Walter Harvey BSc	Yes	49	9 Feb 1903	1979	75	35		35
Editor	Maurice Rootes	Yes	35	12 Apr 1917	17 Jun 1997	80	8		8
First Assistant Director	Phil Rigal	No						1	1
Focus Puller	Charles French	No						1	1
Focus Puller	Manny Yospa	No	35	20 Jan 1918	21 Apr 2002	84		4	4
Hair Stylist	Pauline Trent	Yes					2		2
Make-up	Phil Leakey	Yes	44	4 May 1908	26 Nov 1992	84	50		50
Music Composer	Ivor Slaney	Yes	31	27 May 1921	20 Mar 1998	76	11	1	12
Producer	Anthony Hinds	Yes	30	18 Sep 1922	30 Sep 2013	91	87	3	90
Production Manager	John (Pinky) Green	Yes	43	14 Feb 1909	Jul 1978	69	7		7
Recordist	Bill Salter	Yes	49	1904	1987	83	17		17
Second Assistant Director	Bill Herlihy	No	32	20 Aug 1920				1	1
Still Photographer	John Jay	No	32	14 Nov 1920	29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35
Writer	Sam Newfield	No	53	6 Dec 1899	10 Nov 1964	64	2	1	3
Casting
Angelo Colonna	Enzo Coticchia	Yes					2		2
Arturo Colonna	Eric Pohlmann	Yes	39	18 Jul 1913	25 Jul 1979	66	7		7
Boxing Promoter	Felix Felton	Yes	41	12 Aug 1911	21 Oct 1972	61	1	1	2
Captain Fisher	Paul Beradi	No						1	1
Collonas Henchman	Fred Davis	No	16	1 Sep 1936	26 Oct 1988	52		4	4
Dancer	Harold Sanderson	No	36	1917				3	3
Dancer	Mabel Etherington	No						2	2
Dancer	Norman Fisher	No						2	2
Dancer	Richard Duke	No						2	2
Davies	Meredith Edwards	Yes	35	10 Jun 1917	8 Feb 1999	81	3		3
El Greco	Andre Mikhelson	No	50	1903			1	1	2
Engles	Robert Adair	No	53	3 Jan 1900	10 Aug 1954	54	1	1	2
Farning	Anthony Ireland	Yes	50	4 Feb 1902	4 Dec 1957	55	2		2
Fred	Hal Osmond	Yes	49	27 May 1903	Dec 1959	56	4		4
Gambler	David Keir	No	68	7 Feb 1884	30 Oct 1971	87	1	3	4
Gambler	Victor Hagan	No	62	13 Jul 1890	26 Feb 1977	86		2	2
Jack of Spades patron	Aileen Lewis	No	38	9 Apr 1914	12 Feb 2014	99	1	6	7
Jaco Spina	George Pastell	Yes	29	13 Mar 1923	4 Apr 1976	53	5	1	6
Janey Greer	Jane Griffiths	Yes	23	16 Oct 1929	11 Jun 1975	45	1		1
Jim Forster	Dane Clark	Yes	40	18 Feb 1912	11 Sep 1998	86	3		3
John - Maitre D	Charles Hammond	No						6	6
John - Waiter	Robert Brown	No	31	23 Jul 1921	11 Nov 2003	82	6	1	7
Licasi	Julian Somers	Yes	49	12 Nov 1903	11 Nov 1976	72	1		1
Lord Hortland	Percy Marmont	Yes	69	25 Nov 1883	3 Mar 1977	93	2		2
Louis	Richard Shaw	Yes	32	19 Nov 1920	11 Apr 2010	89	1		1
Maxie	Max Bacon	Yes	46	1 Mar 1906	3 Dec 1969	63	1		1
Maxies Barn Patron	Jim Tyson	No	40	2 Sep 1912	9 Sep 1974	62		2	2
Miss Minter	Mona Washbourne	Yes	49	27 Nov 1903	15 Nov 1988	84	2		2
Pat	Kathleen Byron	Yes	32	11 Jan 1921	18 Jan 2009	88	3		3
Peter Willens	Anthony Forwood	Yes	37	3 Oct 1915	18 May 1988	72	6		6
Prince Monolulu (self)	Prince Momolulu	No	71	26 Oct 1881	14 Feb 1965	83		1	1
Roger Bowen	Peter Hutton	No	31	8 Apr 1921	12 Jan 1967	45		1	1
Sam	Thomas Gallagher	Yes	55	1898	28 Oct 1967	69	2		2
Shadow	Laurie Taylor	No	34	13 Jul 1918	6 Aug 2003	85	2	4	6
Susan Willens	Naomi Chance	Yes	25	18 Sep 1927	18 Mar 2003	75	4		4
The Boxer	Eric Boon	Yes	33	31 Dec 1919	16 Jan 1981	61	1		1
The Croupier	Paul Sheridan	No	55	10 Sep 1897	16 Apr 1973	75		1	1
The Tart	Irissa Cooper	No	24	5 Sep 1928		96		1	1
Tic Tac Man	George Hilsdon	No	45	25 Apr 1907	28 May 1982	75		7	7
Tony	Martin Benson	Yes	34	10 Aug 1918	28 Feb 2010	91	4		4
Waiter	Mark Singleton	No	33	2 Mar 1919	24 Jul 1986	67		2	2

Original Poster

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Footnotes

Strangely, this film bears no credits at all for the screenwriter or source of material. A Director credit for Sam Newfield was added to the US version, and he is also believed to be the writer.
American actor Dane Clark starred in two more Hammer films – Murder by Proxy (1953) and Five Days (1954).

1953 - BBFC Cert. “A”

Production Details

Stills from film

Cast & Crew

Original Poster

Footnotes

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