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A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Year:

1966

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Western

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Fielder Cook

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1966-07-01

Filming Locations: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Henry Slate

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

Jean-Michel Michenaud

Jackie (as Gerald Michenaud)

James Berwick

Sam Rhine (as James Kenny)

Allen Collins

Toby

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)

Mark Allen

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Barfly (uncredited)

John Breen

Barfly (uncredited)

Claudia Bryar

Mrs. Price (uncredited)

William Cort

Arthur (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Barfly (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Bartender (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Harry Tate (uncredited)

Tony Giorgio

Steamboat (uncredited)

Louise Glenn

Celie Drummond (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Townsman (uncredited)

Chick Hannan

Poker Spectator at End (uncredited)

Buck Harrington

Barfly (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Kevin McKenzie (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Barfly (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Barfly (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Rt. Rev. Mr. Monckton (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Barfly (uncredited)

Richard LaMarr

Townsman (uncredited)

Natalie Masters

Mrs. Stribling (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Barfly (uncredited)

Jackie Minty

Preston Drummond (uncredited)

Noble "Kid" Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

Marilyn Powell

Singer (uncredited)

John Roy

Barfly (uncredited)

Kenneth Sanborn

Saloon Bystander (uncredited)

Chick Sheridan

Poker Spectator at End (uncredited)

Ted Smile

Poker Spectator at End (uncredited)

Cap Somers

Townsman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Barfly (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

George Tracy

Barfly (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Cashier (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Barfly (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The hand that Mary is holding for her husband Meredith is the 4 and 6 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 6 and Queen of hearts, a very poor hand. ADDITION: This may be the hand that she shows when asking for the loan; but earlier, in the poker room, she flashes a 10 (of diamonds or spades)in her hand when speaking and gesturing to her son. What the hand was actually supposed to be apparently was not germane to the plot and the actual cards used for the hand were apparently changed from scene to scene as the viewer was expected to always wonder what the hand really was (and not pay such close attention).

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Big Hand for a Little Lady and The Sting (1973) are both movies about swindling big shot gamblers who were used to swindling unsuspecting players. These two movies are also connected by the actors who starred in them. Joanne Woodward, who starred in 'Big Hand', was married (for 50 years) to Paul Newman, who starred in 'The Sting'.

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Final film of Charles Bickford.

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Goofs

The songs in the final scenes, "Ma Blushin' Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet)" and "Hello, Ma Baby" (aka "Telephone Rag") were both written around 1899-1900, whereas the action in the film takes place around 1880.

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The character "Doc" was played by Burgess Meredith, however in the closing credits his name was spelled "Burgess Meridith".

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Toward the end of the movie, the banjo players are playing five-string banjos which didn't exist until well after the turn of the century.

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Quotes

Henry Drummond: Let's play cards.

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Dennis Wilcox: Now look, mister, the first rule of the game of poker, whether you're playing eastern or western rules, or the kind they play at the North Pole, is put up or shut up!

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Sam Rhine, Hotel Owner: How is he?

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