sentences:  Faced with the choice of a possible career in Manhattan or marriage to Fran, Joe opts for the latter after going on an amazing winning streak at the craps table, but noticing that winning big didn’t satisfy him.20th Century Fox paid $550,000 for the film rights before the play opened on Broadway, with Gilroy to get $150,000 to write the script.The play, starring Tammy Grimes and Barry Nelson, was not a success, running only sixteen performances.