Inside Straight
Directed by Gerald MayerRip MacCool has learned early in life that "money talks" and after he arrives in San Francisco, he has no qualms about being ruthless in business, and his first fast-deal bilks Ada Stritch out of her hotel. A combination of shrewd deals and playing the stock market builds him a financial empire. He marries Lily Douvane, who presents him with a child, but Lily has some ambitions of her own and leaves him, taking a sizable chunk of his money on the way out. He soon marries Zoe Carnot, his son's nurse, loses and wins a fortune again, but sinks into gloom when Zoe dies giving childbirth. He keeps piling up the money and he soon has most of it in San Francisco, and there is about to be a run on the bank, operated by Ada Stritch, and the city and its citizens face ruin. Rip puts up his fortune against the bank and a hand of cards dictates winner-takes-all.
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Inside Straight was released on March 2, 1951.
Inside Straight was directed by Gerald Mayer.
Inside Straight has a runtime of 87 min.
Inside Straight was produced by Richard Goldstone.
The key characters in Inside Straight are Rip MacCool (David Brian), Lily Douvane (Arlene Dahl), Johnny Sanderson (Barry Sullivan).
Inside Straight is rated Approved.
Inside Straight is a Drama, Western, Romance film.
Inside Straight has an audience rating of 5.7 out of 10.