A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (released in the UK under the misleading title Big Deal at Dodge City, as the film is set in Laredo, Texas) is a 1966 American Western film made by Eden Productions Inc. and released by Warner Bros. The film was produced and directed by Fielder Cook from a screenplay by Sidney Carroll, adapted from their TV play Big Deal in Laredo, which aired on The DuPont Show of the Week in 1962.
Plot
The five richest men in the territory gather in Laredo for their annual high-stakes poker game. The high rollers let nothing get in the way of their yearly showdown. When undertaker Tropp calls for them in his horse-drawn hearse, cattleman Henry Drummond forces a postponement of his daughter's wedding, while lawyer Otto Habershaw abandons his closing arguments in a trial, with his client's life hanging in the balance. They are joined by Wilcox and Buford in the back room of Sam's saloon, while the curious gather outside for occasional reports.
More details
| author | Sidney Carroll |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | Fielder Cook |
| editor | George R. Rohrs |
| events | gambling |
| genre | western |
| keywords | card sharp confidence trick country doctor end gamble game hang nothing pass poker poker game practical joke run away scam their way wait wedding ceremony win |
| musicBy | David Raksin |
| producer | Fielder Cook |
| productionCompany | Eden Productions Inc. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |