Ellen Crane (played by Paulette Goddard) is a protagonist in Hazard.
A compulsive gambler indebted to club owner Lonnie Burns. Forced to marry him after a rigged card game, she flees west. Her path crosses with private eye J.D. Storm, leading to a turbulent romance that survives a car crash and ends with Storm exposing Burns's cheating. Lonnie Burns (played by Fred Clark) appears in Hazard.
A corrupt club owner who controls Ellen Crane’s debt. He forces her into marriage through a card-cut game and hires a detective to find her. He reappears later, but his use of a crooked deck is exposed in court, leaving him defeated.
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Characters
Ellen Crane
(played by Paulette Goddard) — protagonist
A compulsive gambler indebted to club owner Lonnie Burns. Forced to marry him after a rigged card game, she flees west. Her path crosses with private eye J.D. Storm, leading to a turbulent romance tha...
Lonnie Burns
(played by Fred Clark) — supporting
A corrupt club owner who controls Ellen Crane’s debt. He forces her into marriage through a card-cut game and hires a detective to find her. He reappears later, but his use of a crooked deck is expose...
Key Relationships
Ellen Crane → Lonnie Burns
(Professional Creditor)
Story Analysis
Core narrative of a gambler escaping a forced marriage through wit, romance, and legal exposure.
