Best Man Wins
Best Man Wins is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges, based on a story by Mark Twain.
Plot
The year is 1853 when inveterate gambler Jim Smiley (Edgar Buchanan) returns to his hometown of Dawson's Landing in Missouri after being away for a decade from his wife and son. He brings a jumping frog which he calls Daniel Webster with him, and immediately upon his arrival to the town hotel makes a bet with Sheriff Dingle (Stanley Andrews) and a few others, that the frog can jump when told to do so. He wins the bet and is able to pay for his stay at the hotel with the money.
Cast
More details
author | Edward Huebsch |
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contentLocation | Missouri |
director | John Sturges |
editor | James Sweeney |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | andrew jackson bet bill sheffield gamble gary gray guilty conscience hobart cavanaugh jump land prize money reform robert shayne spoiled son stanley andrews wash wedding day |
producer | Ted Richmond |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | gambling race |