Directed by:
Fielder CookScreenplay:
Sidney CarrollCinematography:
Lee GarmesComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford, Charles Bickford, Burgess Meredith, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Middleton, John Qualen, James Berwick (more)VOD (1)
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As the biggest high-stake poker game in the West begins, compulsive gambler turned homesteader, Meredith, is drawn into the game. With the entire family fortune at stake, he suffers a heart attack when delt a winning hand. Mary, his pluck penny-pinching, long-suffering wife, steps in. As she plays the hand, she assails her rivals with fortitude and guts. Each is transformed into a model of sensitivity. But a twist ending reveals Mary has had more than fortitude up her sleeve all along. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Henry Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296957_834716.jpg)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![Joanne Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/368/164368475_aa30f1.png)
Joanne Woodward
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
![Jason Robards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392667_e41472.png)
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
![Paul Ford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407048_64a037.gif)
Paul Ford
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Charles Bickford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272321_be30ed.jpg)
Charles Bickford
USA
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
![Kevin McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/212/164212306_cc8012.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Robert Middleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802546_600523.jpg)
Robert Middleton
USA
Best movies:
The Proud Ones (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Court Jester (1955)
![John Qualen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792766_12ea22.jpg)
John Qualen
Canada
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
![James Berwick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360343_095654.jpg)
James Berwick
UK
Best movies:
Fear Is the Key (1972)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Valentino (1977)
Jim Boles
USA
Best movies:
Skin Game (1971)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Waterhole #3 (1967)
![Virginia Gregg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000235_4f1eda.jpg)
Virginia Gregg
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Heidi's Song (1982)
![Chester Conklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812453_3bbd67.jpg)
Chester Conklin
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Mae Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271152_846c14.jpg)
Mae Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Frankenstein (1931)
![Ned Glass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000089_894e14.jpg)
Ned Glass
Poland
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Charade (1963)
![James Griffith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712209_15d5e5.jpg)
James Griffith
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
Spartacus (1960)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Noah Keen
USA
Best movies:
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Tom Sawyer (1973)
![Milton Selzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/897/159897654_8e778a.jpg)
Milton Selzer
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Capricorn One (1977)
The Young Savages (1961)
Victor Adamson
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Big Trail (1930)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Silver River (1948)
![Fred Aldrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/260/160260239_2c735f.jpg)
Fred Aldrich
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)