A client has come to Carlos for help. On an ocean cruise, her parents lost all their money on a series of cards games. This is not so strange except that it is suspected that card cheats are on the cruise ship. So Carlos decides to take the cruise with his client and win back the money.
Personal Synopsis
The cards are stacked against Carlos and the game is not one he is an expert at. Never Play Cards with Strangers has a wonderfully rich cast of old and new stars and brings a new light into the game of bridge. One of those old stars, Bessie Love, was a silent film actress who worked with D.W Griffith and performed the first ever recorded “Charleston Dance”. Others in the cast like Donald Stewart and Burt Kwouk really make this episode so far my favourite.
Original Air-Date: Oct 19th 1963
Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Written by Julian Bond
Carlos Varela- Carlos Thompson
Chin- Burt Kwouk
Miss Carter- Clemence Bettany
Mamie- Bessie Love
Elmer- Donald Stewart
Lyons- Hugh McDermott
Jean- Suzanna Leigh
Phillips- Peter Stephens
Manager- John Glyn-Jones
Colonel Dewer- Jack Melford
Mr. Johnson- Bert Brownhill
Mrs. Johnson- Eve Eden
Mrs. Dewar- Olive Milbourn
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