Hazard (1948)

Name: Hazard
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1948-05-28
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements, Frank Faylen

Hazard (1948), directed by George Marshall, starring Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey.

05/28/1948 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 35m

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Synopsis

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.

Daniel L. FappCinematography
George MarshallDirector
Arthur SchmidtEditing
Mel EpsteinProducer

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Hazard is a 1948 American comedy drama film starring Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey, and directed by George Marshall.

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Hazard is a 1948 American comedy drama film starring Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey, and directed by George Marshall.

Plot

A compulsive gambler, Ellen Crane owes a large debt to Lonnie Burns, a club owner. He cuts a deck of cards with her—if she wins, Burns will forget the IOU, but if she loses, Ellen must marry him. She loses.

Ellen leaves town. A furious Burns hires private eye JD Storm, who tracks her to Chicago. She wins enough money there gambling to continue to Los Angeles, but first finds Storm waiting in her hotel room. She gets the better of him and flees.

An ex-con named Beady takes her to a craps game, where both are arrested. Storm shows up and pays their bail on the condition Ellen return east with him. Storm falls for her along the way, even after Ellen pulls a fast one and has him arrested for abducting her against her will.

Storm talks his way out of that fix. Ellen crashes the car, which catches fire. Storm saves her but is hurt. Ellen goes to Las Vegas but returns to Storm, who wants a justice of the peace to marry them. She feels betrayed when Burns turns up, but Storm fights for her. He proves that Burns won the card-cut with a crooked deck, and he and Ellen are free to get on with their lives.

Cast

Paulette Goddard as Ellen Crane

Macdonald Carey as JD Storm

Fred Clark as Lonnie Burns

Stanley Clements as Joe Zinkle

Percy Helton as Beady Robbins (as Percey Helton)

Maxie Rosenbloom as Truck Driver

Frank Fenton as Utah Sheriff Bob Waybill

Frank Faylen as Oscar

Mary Adams as Matron, Sergeant

Walter Baldwin as Alfred Clumby, Bookie

Isabel Randolph as Goldie, Woman in Hotel

Taylor Holmes as Mr. Meeler

Charles McGraw as Chick

Ruth Clifford as Waitress (uncredited)

James Millican as Houseman

References

External links

Hazard at IMDb

Text from Hazard (1948 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_(1948_film)

Trivia

It premiered on May 28, 1948, a Friday.
It runs 1h35 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosParamount Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Daniel L. Fapp Cinematography
George Marshall Director
Arthur Schmidt Editing
Mel Epstein Producer
Arthur Sheekman Screenplay
Roy Chanslor Screenplay

Questions about this film

What is Hazard about?

Hazard: A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.

Who directed Hazard?

Hazard was directed by George Marshall in 1948.

Who stars in Hazard?

The cast of Hazard includes Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements and Frank Faylen.

How long is Hazard?

Hazard runs for 95 minutes, or 1h35.