7.14 of 10 (86 reviews)

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A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.

Type:

Movie

Genre:

Western,

Release Date:

Jun 08, 1966

Director:

Fielder Cook,

Writer:

Sidney Carroll,

Cast:

Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford, Charles Bickford, Burgess Meredith, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Middleton, John Qualen, Jean-Michel Michenaud, James Berwick, Allen Collins, Jim Boles, Virginia Gregg, Chester Conklin, Mae Clarke, Ned Glass, James Griffith, Noah Keen, Milton Selzer, Victor Adamson, Fred Aldrich, Richard Alexander, Mark Allen, Walter Bacon, John Bose, Rudy Bowman, John Breen, Loren Brown, Claudia Bryar, Mushy Callahan, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Bud Cokes, William Cort, Russell Custer, Tom Fadden, Joe Garcio, Tony Giorgio, Louise Glenn, George Golden, James Gonzalez, Duke Green, Herman Hack, Chick Hannan, Buck Harrington, Chester Hayes, Percy Helton, Lars Hensen, Jimmie Horan, Thomas E. Jackson, Harvey Karels, Kenner G. Kemp, Johnny Kern, Richard LaMarr, Natalie Masters, Philo McCullough, Clyde McLeod, Jackie Minty, John Rice, John Roy, Kenneth Sanborn, Chick Sheridan, Carl Sklover, Henry Slate, Ted Smile, Cap Somers, Charles Sullivan, Hal Taggart, Jack Tornek, George Tracy, Max Wagner, Chalky Williams, Marilyn Powell,

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John Chard 27/03/2016

On The Poker Wagon! Big Deal at Dodge City (AKA: A Big Hand for the Little Lady) is directed by Fielder Cook and written by Sidney Carroll. It stars Joanne Woodward, Henry Fonda, Paul Ford, Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ford and Burgess Meredith. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Utterly delightful, though that statement is on proviso you be watching this film for the first time. For this be a comedy - cum - semi drama Western that relies on its finale to reward you for your time spent with such a splendid ensemble of actors. We are in the tin-pot town of Black Creek and there's a high stakes poker game in progress. Wandering into Black Creek are husband and wife Meredith (Fonda) and Mary (Woodward), who with their young son in tow are just stopping by before settling down with some acres to bear life fruition. Only there's a problem, Meredith loves poker and catching wind of such a high stakes poker game thriving in the back of the saloon, he is prepared to bet the family nest egg as the gambling fever takes a hold... Okies, so it really helps if you have a modicum of interest in card playing movies, because 90% of this pic is about the game being played, with director (and producer) Cook keeping things very intimate, close and personal, and sweaty. Yet the various characterisations that unfold during this card game, the foibles and ugly traits, not only make for an interesting observation of the human condition, but it's also very funny. Sarcastically, cynically or wry? Whatever! Cast are tried and tested and on form, helped enormously by a clever screenplay. Yep! There's the feeling that things have been padded out to make it a feature length production, but such is the strong ensemble of thesps on show it's barely an itch that needs scratching. Come "that" finale - you cheeky old devil you - it matters not, cheer or laugh, moan or groan, whichever is your want, it's a pic that has drawn you in hook, line and sinker. 7/10

Wuchak 25/03/2026

**_Amusing Western focusing on a high-stakes poker game in Laredo, 1896_** This was based on a 1962 television play, and I was wondering how it could maintain one’s interest as a feature film. The ensemble cast is entertaining with Kevin McCarthy standing out as one of the gamblers and only Jason Robards hamming it up a little too much on a couple of occasions. On the feminine front, Joanne Woodward is effective and attractive. I’d say more, but it’s best to view this without knowing too many details. It runs 1h 35m and was shot in the heart of summer 1965 with exteriors done in Flagstaff, Arizona, and interiors done at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank in Los Angeles County. GRADE: B

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