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Madame Louise (1951)

Madame Louise poster
Directed by
Maclean Rogers
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs a gambling den disguised as a dress shop. She gets involved with a group of eccentric characters and a police investigation. The story follows her efforts to keep her operation secret.

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What happens

Madame Louise (also known as The Madame Gambles), is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and produced by Ernest G. Roy, starring Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh and Richard Gale. It is loosely based on the 1945 play Madame Louise by Vernon Sylvaine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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