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Meet Me In Las Vegas

1956, Movie, NR, 112 mins

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Rancher Chuck Rodwell (Dailey) is a roulette addict, but he doesn't become a big winner until he hooks up with Maria Corvier (Charisse), a lovely, leggy ballerina who becomes his good luck charm. Every time he holds her hand the numbers come up for Chuck--not only at the casino but on his ranch, where the chickens lay a record-breaking number of eggs and an oil well gushes. The center of activity is the Sands casino, but Chuck and Maria, who form a 50-50 partnership, saunter... read more leave a comment
Year: 1956
Rated NR

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Cast
Dan Dailey: Chuck Rodwell
Cyd Charisse: Maria Corvier
Agnes Moorehead: Miss Hattie
Lili Darvas: Sari Hatvani
Jim Backus: Tom Culdane
Oscar Karlweis: Loisi

 

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A ballerina (Cyd Charisse) becomes a lucky charm for a gambler (Dan Dailey) in Meet Me In Las...
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Poor Ed. He has to take pills...

Poor Ed. He has to take pills for his hypertension and find a way to stay destressed even though he runs one of Vegas' megacasinos that's always the target of nefarious types looking to act out some nefarious schemes. On top of that, some stupid fool has stolen the big guy's identity. Wait, there's more. Unbeknownst (I love that word. It's so Speed Racer.) to him, Mike gets Ed's precious Aston Martin stolen and chopped up. Stay destressed? I don't think so. At least this all leads to some pretty funny Ed and Danny scenes. James Caan and Josh Duhamel really have this father-son-type chemistry down pat. And is there anything better than finding out something about Sam's mysterious past? Don't answer that. But come on, admit it: Her brother shows up (half brother, I get it Sam) and the girl vibrates all kinds of nervousness over her coworkers finding stuff out about her. That's enjoyable! Learning that as a kid she had a lisp and she could Electric Boogaloo wit read more

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