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The Lady Pays Off
GERMANY · 1951

The Lady Pays Off

Douglas Sirk
gambling debt child care redemption unlikely romance innocence vs. corruption
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Synopsis

The naive Evelyn Warren, elected school teacher of the year by Time Magazine, goes to Las Vegas, where she loses a lot of money. In order to pay her debts, casino manager Matt Braddock asks her to take care of his sad little daughter Diana.

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