Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
The Mississippi Gambler
In 1854 Mississippi, honest riverboat card gambler Mark Fallon wins young Laurent Dureau's diamond necklace, a family heirloom which, in the end, will bring him happiness and tragedy alike.