02 Nov 1962
How the West Was Won
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
The Mississippi Gambler
His game is fancy women ... and his fate is Lady Luck !
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
Top Billed Cast
Tyrone Power Mark Fallon
Piper Laurie Angelique Dureau
Julie Adams Ann Conant (as Julia Adams)
John McIntire Kansas John Polly
Paul Cavanagh Edmond Dureau
John Baer Laurent Dureau
Ron Randell George Elwood
Ralph Dumke Caldwell
Robert Warwick Paul O. Monet
William Reynolds Pierre
Guy Williams Andre
Alan Dexter Man
Albert Cavens Etienne
Dennis Weaver Julian Contant
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