A Big Hand for the Little Lady
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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.
- Production
- Eden Productions Inc.
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Cast
Henry Fonda
Meredith
Joanne Woodward
Mary
Jason Robards
Henry Drummond
Paul Ford
C.P. Ballinger
Charles Bickford
Benson Tropp
Burgess Meredith
Doc Scully
Kevin McCarthy
Otto Habershaw
Robert Middleton
Dennis Wilcox
John Qualen
Jesse Buford
Jim Boles
Pete
Virginia Gregg
Mrs. Drummond
Chester Conklin
Old Man in Saloon
Mae Clarke
Mrs. Craig
Ned Glass
Owney Price
James Griffith
Mr. Stribling
Noah Keen
Sparrow
Milton Selzer
Fleeson
Victor Adamson
Barfly Doc Talks To (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Barfly (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Barfly (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Fielder Cook
- Writers
- Sidney Carroll
- Producers
- Fielder Cook
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes
- Composer
- David Raksin
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John Chard
March 27, 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…
Wuchak
March 25, 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 m…