Marcus DeLeon

Benny, a hapless grifter, is thrown off a train after cheating at cards, and into the life of Tanya, a lovely bartender. Tanya has been supporting her husband, a former ballplayer, since his accident, waiting for an insurance settlement that will solve all their financial woes. But when it comes, he refuses to share it with her, claiming with newfound piety that money is the root of all evil... (imdb)

A dying night club run by a drunk and his ex-stripper wife comes to life again when a drifter arrives and becomes a singer in the club. An affair begins between the wife and the drifter, and she persuades the drifter to kill her husband. The murder, however, does not go as planned. (imdb)