A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

Directed by

Fielder Cook

Genre

comedy film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poker game turns into a high-stakes showdown in a dusty Texas town. A newcomer stakes everything he has to sit at the table with the local rich men.

playfulsuspensefulwittyold-fashionedbreezyclevertheatricallight-hearted

What happens

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (released in the UK under the misleading title Big Deal at Dodge City, since the film is set in Laredo, Texas) is a 1966 American Western film made by Eden Productions Inc. and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was produced and directed by Fielder Cook from a screenplay by Sidney Carroll, adapted from their TV play Big Deal in Laredo, which aired on The DuPont Show of the Week in 1962. The film stars Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward and Jason Robards. The original TV play starred Walter Matthau as Meredith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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