The Only Game in Town is a 1970 American drama film, the last directed by George Stevens. The screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy is based on his play of the same name which had a brief run on Broadway in 1968 .
Aging Las Vegas chorine Fran Walker drifts into an affair with lounge pianist and compulsive gambler Joe Grady while waiting for her married lover, San Francisco businessman Thomas Lockwood, to finalize the divorce he has been promising to get ...
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The Only Game in Town is a 1970 American drama film, the last directed by George Stevens. The screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy is based on his play of the same name which had a brief run on Broadway in 1968 .
Aging Las Vegas chorine Fran Walker drifts into an affair with lounge pianist and compulsive gambler Joe Grady while waiting for her married lover, San Francisco businessman Thomas Lockwood, to finalize the divorce he has been promising to get for the past five years. By the time Lockwood keeps his word and is free to marry his mistress, she finds she's fallen in love with Joe, who has finally accumulated enough money to fulfill his dream of relocating to New York City and beginning a new life there. Faced with the choice of a possible career in Manhattan or marriage to Fran, Joe opts for the latter.
20th Century Fox paid $500,000 for the film rights before the play opened on Broadway. The play, starring Tammy Grimes and Barry Nelson, was not a success, running only 16 performances....
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