The Gambler and the Lady – 1953

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
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
Black & White 74 minutes

Storyline

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!

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Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Credits
Art Director	J. Elder Wills	51	26 Apr 1900	1970	69	22
Assistant Director	Ted Holliday					1
Camera Operator	Moray Grant	34	13 Nov 1917	17 Sep 1977	59	29
Casting	Michael Carreras	24	21 Dec 1927	19 Apr 1994	66	82
Conducted by	Marcus Dodds	33	19 Apr 1918	20 Apr 1984	66	4
Continuity	Renee Glynne	25	3 Aug 1926	6 Apr 2022	95	38
Directed by	Patrick Jenkins					2
Director of Photography	Walter Harvey Bsc	48	9 Feb 1903	1979	75	34
Editor	Maurice Rootes	34	12 Apr 1917	17 Jun 1997	80	7
Hair Stylist	Pauline Trent					2
Make-up	Phil Leakey	43	4 May 1908	26 Nov 1992	84	48
Morning Clothes by	N. Kritz Ltd. London					11
Music Composed by	Ivor Slaney	30	27 May 1921	20 Mar 1998	76	84
Produced by	Anthony Hinds	29	18 Sep 1922	30 Sep 2013	91	7
Production Manager	John (Pinky) Green	42	14 Feb 1909	1 Jul 1978	69	17

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Appearances
Angelo Colonna	Enzo Coticchia					2
Arturo Colonna	Eric Pohlmann	38	18 Jul 1913	25 Jul 1979	66	7
Boxing Promoter	Felix Felton	40	12 Aug 1911	21 Oct 1972	61	1
Davies	Meredith Edwards	34	10 Jun 1917	8 Feb 1999	81	3
Farning	Anthony Ireland	49	4 Feb 1902	4 Dec 1957	55	2
Fred	Hal Osmond	48	27 May 1903	1 Dec 1959	56	4
Jaco Spina	George Pastell	28	13 Mar 1923	4 Apr 1976	53	4
Janey Greer	Jane Griffiths	22	16 Oct 1929	11 Jun 1975	45	1
Jim Forster	Dane Clark	39	18 Feb 1912	11 Sep 1998	86	3
Licasi	Julian Somers	48	12 Nov 1903	11 Nov 1976	72	1
Lord Hortland	Percy Marmont	68	25 Nov 1883	3 Mar 1977	93	2
Louis	Richard Shaw	31	19 Nov 1920	11 Apr 2010	89	1
Maxie	Max Bacon	45	1 Mar 1906	3 Dec 1969	63	1
Miss Minter	Mona Washbourne	48	27 Nov 1903	15 Nov 1988	84	2
Pat	Kathleen Byron	30	11 Jan 1921	18 Jan 2009	88	3
Peter Willens	Anthony Forwood	36	3 Oct 1915	18 May 1988	72	6
Sam	Thomas Gallagher	54	1898	28 Oct 1967	69	2
Susan Willens	Naomi Chance	24	18 Sep 1927	18 Mar 2003	75	4
The Boxer	Eric Boon	32	31 Dec 1919	16 Jan 1981	61	1
Tony	Martin Benson	33	10 Aug 1918	28 Feb 2010	91	4

Production


FILMING BEGAN	1 March 1952
UK RELEASE	26 January 1953
STUDIO	Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England

Footnotes

Strangely, this film bears no credits at all for the screenwriter or source of material.

American actor Dane Clark starred in two more Hammer films – “Murder by Proxy (1953) and “Five Days” (1954).

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection