Tyrone Power plays a high stakes game for love and money in the Technicolor adventure The Mississippi Gambler. Mark Fallon (Power), a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau (Piper Laurie), a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills makes him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor.