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Show Jack Carson to Star in U. S, Steel Hour Wednesday, July 20 New York, N. Y., July 13 Jack Carson, well-known for his ta)"r.l3 as a comedian and widely acclaimed acclaim-ed recently for his serious dramatic dra-matic portrayals on television and in motion pictures, will star in "The Gambler," a gripping: and poignant presentation of the United Unit-ed States Steel Hour, Wednesday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m., via channel 5, station KSL-TV. An original teleplay by Irving Richin, it will feature Kay Medford, John Mc-Quade, Mc-Quade, Bert Freed and Robert El-lenstein. El-lenstein. "The Gambler" is a penetrating portrait of a "has-been" profes- he eventually salvages some lasting last-ing values. Carson's ability as a dramatic actor was displayed in Ivvo previous pre-vious Steel Hour shows, "Man in a Comer" and "Goodbye . . . But It Doesn't Go Away." He won additional ad-ditional honors for his serious role in the motion picture, "A Star Is Born." The husky actor entered enter-ed show business through vaudeville vaude-ville and went to Hollywood in 1936. His motion picture credits include in-clude "Stage Door," "Destry Rides Again," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," Wash-ington," "The Male Animal," "Arsenic "Ar-senic and Old Lace," and scores of others. Married and the father of two children, he and his family reside in California. Norman Felbon, one of the Steel Hour's three newly signed directors, wall direct "The Gambler." Gam-bler." The Steel Hour is produced by the Theatre Guild. sional gambler who makes a desperate tiy to re-establish himself as a big shot. Receiving a hot tip that he feels could catapult him back to the top, Big Maxie, who is played by JacK Carson Carson, begs his former pals to lend him enough. money for a bet. Their refusals coupled with his wife's threats to leave hira because be-cause of the insecurity of their lives, plunges Big Maxie into a state of near-despair out of which |