The Pomps of Satan
The story of Roulette Ruby, a limping and terrified spinster who "works" the boats plying Lake Winnipeg, taking on any gambler, staking herself against the cold cash of her partner. She loses a particularly high-stakes tourney to a tough old Northern Manitoba fried chicken trader, who takes her as his mistress back up to a frosty little white hell on the shores of Hudson's bay. A "flying boat" aviator makes a forced landing there and immediately falls in love with Ruby. The new couple battle wolves, bears, frost-bite and a giant puffin as they flee the vengeful chicken trader.
- Runtime
- 5m
- Released
- 1993
Details
Release year: 1993
Storyline
The story of Roulette Ruby, a limping and terrified spinster who "works" the boats plying Lake Winnipeg, taking on any gambler, staking herself against the cold cash of her partner. She loses a particularly high-stakes tourney to a tough old Northern Manitoba fried chicken trader, who takes her as his mistress back up to a frosty little white hell on the shores of Hudson's bay. A "flying boat" aviator makes a forced landing there and immediately falls in love with Ruby. The new couple battle wolves, bears, frost-bite and a giant puffin as they flee the vengeful chicken trader.
Top credits
- Margaret Anne MacLeod — Roulette Ruby
- Jim Keller — Trader
- John Harvie — Aviator