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A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

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19667.11h 35m

Overview

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.

Directed by Fielder Cook
Written by Sidney Carroll
Produced by Fielder Cook
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Top Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Meredith

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Mary

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Henry Drummond

Paul Ford

Paul Ford

C.P. Ballinger

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Benson Tropp

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Doc Scully

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Otto Habershaw

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Dennis Wilcox

John Qualen

John Qualen

Jesse Buford

J

Jean-Michel Michenaud

Jackie

Themes & Keywords

poker game

About A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady is a western film released in 1966 exploring themes of poker game. Directed by Fielder Cook, it stars Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards. 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.

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