En una partida de pòquer, un jugador és sorprès fent trampes; Van Morgen (Dean Martin) intenta salvar-ho, però els altres jugadors acaben linxant-ho. Mentrestant, arriben al poble el predicador Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum) i Lily Langford (Inger Stevens) amb les noies. Quan dos ciutadans són assassinats, Van recorda que tots dos es trobaven en aquella fatídica partida de cartes.
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
Α crook turns a cabaret girl into a fine lady to use her as bait for his victims.
An adventurous young gambler searches for the owner of a mysterious fortune.
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the public now after having been involved with Japanese war criminals.
Jeanne, an orphaned young heiress, is about to be married off to an elderly man by her scheming aunt, who stands to make money on the marriage, a fact of which Jeanne is unaware. Jeanne is also unaware that her aunt heads a ring that runs crooked card games, and one night Jeanne attends a fixed bridge game at which her aunt hopes to cheat a wealthy young man out of his money...
Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.
A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.
A cocky gambler reflects on the past events of his life when he used to successfully cheat in poker games, endlessly drawing in the cash, game after game. But is he stretching the truth? Is there any truth to be found within these stories in the first place?