title: Mississippi Gambler (film)
text: # Mississippi Gambler (film)
  
  Mississippi Gambler is a 1942 American crime film directed by John Rawlins and written by Al Martin and Roy Chanslor. The film stars Kent Taylor, Frances Langford, John Litel, Shemp Howard, Claire Dodd and Wade Boteler. The film was released on April 17, 1942, by Universal Pictures.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Kent Taylor as Johnny Forbes
  * Frances Langford as Beth Cornell
  * John Litel as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
  * Shemp Howard as Milton Davis
  * Claire Dodd as Gladys La Verne
  * Wade Boteler as Eric Brandon
  * Douglas Fowley as Chet Matthews
  * Aldrich Bowker as Judd Higgins
  * Eddie Dunn as Dexter
  * Harry Hayden as Sheriff Dan Calkins
  * David Oliver as Croupier
  * Eddie Acuff as Everett
  * Paul Phillips as Sid
  * George H. Reed as Roy
  * Alexander Lockwood as Spence
  * Robert Barron as Bert
  