Loser Takes All is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, starring Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, and Robert Morley, with a screenplay by Graham Greene based on his 1955 novella of the same name.[2]

Loser Takes All
Opening title
Directed by	Ken Annakin
Written by	Graham Greene
Produced by	John Stafford
Starring	Glynis Johns
Cinematography	Georges Périnal
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Production companies	Independent Film Producers John Stafford Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK) Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date	September 1956 (1956-09) (UK)
Running time	88 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£103,414 (UK)[1]

Plot summary

Tony Bertrand, an assistant accountant in a London firm, discovers a flaw in the accounting system. His boss, Dreuther, the powerful director and major shareholder of his company, arranges for Bertrand and his wife-to-be, Cary, to marry and honeymoon in Monte Carlo. Dreuther will meet the couple in Monte Carlo and be their witness, on board his private yacht.

Dreuther does not show up, and the couple marry anyway; after two days at an expensive hotel, they are broke. With his last remaining cash, Bertand buys a 'system' from a tout that will guarantee winning at the casino. He starts to win large sums, and, fascinated by the mathematics of gambling, spends all his time in the casino. Out of pique, Cary takes up with Tony, a fellow guest.

Dreuther finally arrives. Bertram agrees to sell his 'system' to another director of the company, in return for his shareholding, but the deal doesn't go through. Betrand and Cary get back together, and Bertram is happy - it is "loser takes all".

Cast

• Glynis Johns as Cary
• Rossano Brazzi as Bertrand
• Robert Morley as Dreuther
• Tony Britton as Tony
• Felix Aylmer as the Other
• Joyce Carey as Bird's Nest
• Geoffrey Keen as Reception Clerk
• Peter Illing as Stranger
• Albert Lieven as Hotel Manager
• A.E. Matthews as Elderly Man in Casino
• Shirley Anne Field as Attractive Girl in Casino
• Hal Osmond as Liftman (uncredited)
• Mona Washbourne as Nurse (uncredited)
• André Maranne as Bar Waiter (uncredited)
• Charles Lloyd Pack as Sir Walter Blixon (uncredited)
• Walter Hudd as Arnold (uncredited)
• Joan Benham as Miss. Bullen (uncredited)

References

External links

• Loser Takes All at IMDb

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