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A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

6.8 Listal rating
7.2 IMDB rating

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Starring (View all) :
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Meredith
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Henry P.G. Drummond
Paul Ford

Paul Ford

C.P. Ballinger
Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Benson Tropp
Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Doc Joseph Scully
Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Otto Habershaw
Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Dennis Wilcox
John Qualen

John Qualen

Jesse Buford
Jean-Michel Michenaud

Jean-Michel Michenaud

Jackie Meredith


Written by (View all) :
Sidney Carroll

Sidney Carroll

(writer)


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A BIG HAND FOR THE LITTLE LADY

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 20 6:33
This is a most unusual film which on the face of it appears to be a Western but how can this be when there is no gunfight on the town's main street, no saloon fights or bar room brawls, no sheriff to keep order and put the bad guys in jail, no Indians - in fact not much action of any kind that would usually be associated with a Western film. So what is the appeal of this extraordinary film where most of the story takes place during a long drawn out card game in the back room of the town's hotel? The tension mounts as stranger in town Henry Fonda is tempted to get into the high stakes poker game with some wealthy cattlemen after he had promised his wife (Joanne Woodward) that he would give up gambling. Obviously, he does join the game and is convinced that he has been dealt a hand that can'...Read more