A Big hand for the Little lady - wikipedia A Big hand for the Little lady This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2008 ) A Big Hand for the Little Lady Theatrical release poster Directed by Fielder Cook Produced by Fielder Cook Written by Sidney Carroll Based on Big Deal in Laredo 1962 NBC teleplay by Sidney Carroll Starring Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Paul Ford Jason Robards Burgess Meredith Charles Bickford Kevin McCarthy Music by David Raksin Cinematography Lee Garmes Edited by George R. Rohrs Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date May 31, 1966 ( 1966 - 05 - 31 ) Running time 95 minutes Country United States Language English A Big Hand for the Little Lady ( released in the UK as Big Deal at Dodge City ) is a 1966 Technicolor western film, made by Eden Productions Inc. and released by Warner Bros. 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, Paul Ford, and Jason Robards, with Charles Bickford, Burgess Meredith, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Middleton, and John Qualen. The original TV play starred Walter Matthau as Meredith. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Nominations 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Plot The five richest men in the territory gather in Laredo for their annual high - stakes poker game. The high rollers let nothing get in the way of their yearly showdown. When undertaker Tropp ( Charles Bickford ) calls for them in his horse - drawn hearse, cattleman Henry Drummond ( Jason Robards ) forces a postponement of his daughter 's wedding, while lawyer Otto Habershaw ( Kevin McCarthy ) abandons his closing arguments in a trial, with his client 's life hanging in the balance. They are joined by Wilcox ( Robert Middleton ) and Buford ( John Qualen ) in the back room of Sam 's saloon, while the curious gather outside for occasional reports. Settler Meredith ( Henry Fonda ), his wife Mary ( Joanne Woodward ), and their young son Jackie ( Gerald Michenaud ) are passing through, on their way to purchase a farm near San Antonio, when a wheel on their wagon breaks. They wait at Sam 's while the local blacksmith repairs it. Meredith, a recovering gambler, learns of the big poker game and begins to feel the excitement once again. During a break, Otto Habershaw catches a glimpse of Mary in her violet dress. Being so enchanted by her, he permits Meredith 's request to watch the game only if Mary allows him. The newcomer buys into the game, eventually staking all of the family savings, meant to pay for a home. The game builds to a climactic hand ; the gamblers raise and re-raise until more than $20,000 is in the pot. Meredith, out of cash, is unable to call the latest raise. Under the strain, he collapses. The town physician, Joseph `` Doc '' Scully ( Burgess Meredith ), is called to care for the stricken man. Barely conscious, Meredith signals for his wife to play out the hand. Taking his seat, Mary asks, `` How do you play this game ? '' The other players object loudly to playing with someone who does not know the game, but eventually give in. The situation is explained to her : if she can not match the last raise ( and any others that may follow ), she will be out of the hand. Despite the men 's protests, she leaves the room to borrow additional funds. With Jackie and four of the players trailing behind, Mary crosses the street and talks to the owner of the Cattle and Merchants ' Bank, C.P. Ballinger ( Paul Ford ). After she shows him her hand, Ballinger assumes she is playing a practical joke. When he learns otherwise, he loans her $5,500 ( at 6 % interest ) and makes a $5,000 raise for her. The other players, aware of Ballinger 's tightfisted, cautious nature, all reluctantly fold. Mary collects her sizable winnings and pays Ballinger back with interest. The game then breaks up, no one ever having seen the winning hand. The lady 's determination earns her the admiration of the men. Even Drummond, the most hard - hearted of the bunch, is so touched that, when he returns home to the waiting wedding ceremony, he talks privately to his weak - willed, prospective son - in - law, gives him some money, and orders him to run away and find himself a better wife than his daughter. The final scene takes place in the gambling town of Black Creek, where it is revealed that Meredith, Mary, and even their `` son '' are confidence tricksters and expert card sharps. Together with Ballinger and Scully, they have perpetrated a scam on the five poker players, who had swindled the banker in a real estate deal sixteen years before. `` Mary '' is actually Ballinger 's girlfriend Ruby. She had promised him she would give up gambling after the caper, but it becomes clear that she had no such intent when she sits down to another poker game. Cast Henry Fonda as Meredith Joanne Woodward as Mary Jason Robards as Henry P.G. Drummond Paul Ford as C.P. Ballinger Charles Bickford as Benson Tropp Burgess Meredith as Doc Joseph Scully Kevin McCarthy as Otto Habershaw Robert Middleton as Dennis Wilcox John Qualen as Jesse Buford Percy Helton as Kevin McKenzie Gerald Michenaud as Jackie James Kinney as Sam Rhine Allen Collins as Toby Jim Boles as Pete Virginia Gregg as Mrs. Drummond Chester Conklin as Old Man In Saloon Mae Clarke as Mrs. Craig Ned Glass as Owney Price James Griffith as Mr. Stribling Noah Keen as Sparrow Nominations Joanne Woodward was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Female Comedy Performance. See also List of American films of 1966 References Jump up ^ A Big Hand for the Little Lady ( 1966 ) - Awards External links A Big Hand for the Little Lady on IMDb A Big Hand for the Little Lady at AllMovie A Big Hand for the Little Lady at the TCM Movie Database A Big Hand for the Little Lady at the American Film Institute Catalog A Big Hand for the Little Lady at Rotten Tomatoes Films directed by Fielder Cook Patterns ( 1956 ) Home Is the Hero ( 1959 ) A Big Hand for the Little Lady ( 1966 ) How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life ( 1968 ) Prudence and the Pill ( 1968 ) Eagle in a Cage ( 1972 ) From the Mixed - Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ( 1973 ) Miracle on 34th Street ( 1973 ) Valley Forge ( 1975 ) Too Far to Go ( 1979 ) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ( 1979 ) Family Reunion ( 1981 ) Why Me ? ( 1984 ) Seize the Day ( 1986 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Big_Hand_for_the_Little_Lady&oldid=823132569 '' Categories : 1966 films English - language films American films Dodge City, Kansas Gambling films Films set in Texas Warner Bros. films Films directed by Fielder Cook Films scored by David Raksin 1960s Western ( genre ) films Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2008 All articles needing additional references Pages using div col without cols and colwidth parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Euskara Français Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 30 January 2018, at 12 : 56. About Wikipedia

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