The Queen of Spades
Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
- Year: 1949
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Studio: Dimitri De Grunwald Production, Associated British Picture Corporation
- Keyword: gambling, supernatural, black and white, devil, card playing
- Director: Thorold Dickinson
- Cast: Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard, Mary Jerrold, Anthony Dawson