You have to make the choice in life be a gambler or a croupier and then live with your decision says Jack Manfred the writer croupier in director Mike Hodges' Get Carter terrific film noir-ish character study that gives us a peek at the London gambling scene There's no flashing neon Elvis impersonator or choreographed water fountain in the high-roller casino where unsuccessful author Jack … Continue
American Experience - Las Vegas: An Unconventional History - 2005
From its roots in the frontier days of the Wild West, to its post-WWII heyday as the stomping grounds of gangsters and Brat Packers, to its current incarnation as an adult amusement park, the neon-lit metropolis of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been witness to a century's worth of colorful history. This episode of PBS's American Experience series celebrates Sin City's 100th anniversary with a fun-filled trip through its storied past.