

Romance · Western · Drama
Overview
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Jim Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Chamalis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.
Top Cast


Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Mary 'Swan' Rutledge
Miriam Hopkins
Mary 'Swan' Rutledge


Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Luis Chamalis
Edward G. Robinson
Luis Chamalis


Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Jim Carmichael
Joel McCrea
Jim Carmichael


Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Old Atrocity
Walter Brennan
Old Atrocity


Frank Craven
Frank Craven
Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb
Frank Craven
Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb


Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Knuckles Jacoby
Brian Donlevy
Knuckles Jacoby


Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook
Oakie
Clyde Cook
Oakie


Harry Carey
Harry Carey
Jed Slocum
Harry Carey
Jed Slocum


Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
Broncho
Matt McHugh
Broncho


Donald Meek
Donald Meek
Sawbuck McTavish
Donald Meek
Sawbuck McTavish
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