A farmer puts down his last dollars to join a high-stakes poker game. Halfway through, the farmer falls ill, leaving his wife to play his hand., Despite the protests of his wife, an impoverished homesteader gets involved in a high-stakes poker game, but when he takes ill during the contest, she must sit in for him., A naive couple and a child arrive to the town on the way to California to buy there a farm. There is a poker play between the richest men in the region. The man cannot resist it and though he is a very bad poker player, enters the game betting all the money of his family. In the climax of the game he suffers a heart-attack. His wife then takes his place in the table. That’s the only way of recovering their savings. But there is a little problem. Can anybody explain her how to play poker?, The action in A Big Hand for the Little Lady centers around a high-stake poker game. The participants include some of the wealthiest men in the West (among them Jason Robards Jr., Kevin McCarthy, Charles Bickford and Paul Ford). Into this rarefied atmosphere trudges impoverished farmer Henry Fonda, who despite the protests of his wife Joanne Woodward plunks down his last dollars to join the game. Halfway through the proceedings, Fonda falls ill. With quiet desperation, Woodward sits down daintily at the table and says in a firm voice, “Gentlemen, how do you play this game?” End of story? Not by a long shot! This O. Henry-style shaggy dog story is based on a Dupont Show of the Week TV presentation Big Deal at Laredo. Keep an eye out for two movie veterans in bit parts: silent screen comic Chester Conklin and 1930’s leading lady Mae Clarke., High stakes drama with a full house cast, including Joanne Woodward as the charming widow who learns fast. Look out for a cameo in the bank from Mae Clarke, the grapefruit girl from The Public Enemy., A compulsive gambler enters the biggest high stake poker game in the West with his entire family fortune at stake and suffers a heart attack…, A naïve couple and a child arrive to a town on the way to California to buy a farm there. The man bets more money than he can afford in a poker game and unusual events follow., Offbeat western about a mild-mannered stranger who decides to join the biggest card game in town. Apparently just a simple farmer, he buys his way into Laredo’s annual poker game, where the five richest men in the area are slugging it out over the card table, and bets his life savings on what he thinks is a winning hand – against his wife’s wishes, After a compulsive gambler suffers a heart attack during a card game, his wife has to play his hand or risk losing everything.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “A Big Hand for the Little Lady ” ?
A: The main cast includes Henry Fonda,Joanne Woodward,Jason Robards,Paul Ford,Charles Bickford,Burgess Meredith,Kevin McCarthy,Robert Middleton,John Qualen,James Kenney,Allen Collins,Jim Boles,Jean-Michel Michenaud,Virginia Gregg,Chester Conklin,Mae Clarke,Ned Glass,James Griffith,Noah Keen,Milton Selzer,Louise Glenn,William Cort,Percy Helton,Gordon Bau,David Raksin,Robert E. Smith,Joel Freeman,Lee Garmes,Robert Smith,George Rohrs,Sidney Carroll.
Q: When Did the “A Big Hand for the Little Lady” Released?
A: The Movie “A Big Hand for the Little Lady” originally aired on 1966-05-31 and released in the year of 1966.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “A Big Hand for the Little Lady” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “A Big Hand for the Little Lady” ?
A: “A Big Hand for the Little Lady” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
