A Big Hand for the Little Lady

For the Little Lady is a comedic American Western by Fielder Cook from the year 1966., The premiere of the film took place on 31 May 1966 at Houston, the general theatrical release in the U.S. was then performed on 8 June 1966. Came in Germany he first time on 12 August 1966 in the cinemas.

Action

The Texas town of Laredo in 1896., The five richest men in the area meet for their annual poker game in the back room of a saloon. Henry Drummond has left his daughter's wedding, so he would not be late for a game. Benson Tropp is a woman -hating undertaker. The preppy lawyer Otto Habershaw left his client to be sentenced to death, so as not to miss the game. Dennis Wilcox has become rich by cattle and Jesse Buford's greed is everywhere known.

The game of poker is continued the next day, when the farmer Meredith comes to town with his wife Mary and his son Jackie. Mary can repair the battered coach. Meredith, meanwhile, looks at the game of poker. Meredith had vowed never to play again, but he can not resist the temptation and takes all the money the family and joins the fray. When Mary comes back, Meredith has to raise an additional 500 dollars to stay in the game. But the excitement and tension - there are now 20,000 dollars on the table - paired with Mary's indignation is too much for his heart and he collapses. Dr. Scully is summoned. Just before he passes out, he sends Mary at the poker table. In order to save the money of the family, says Mary, who knows nothing about poker, too.

With their poker hand they studied on the banker Ballinger and offers him the card as a deposit. The first amused teammates are surprised when the banker 's request is accepted and goes for Mary into play. He raised to $ 5,000. The others can not keep up and get out. Leave $ 16,000. Console yourself with the fact that they have lost against a brave woman. What they do not know is that they have been eating a sleight. Meredith and Mary are professional players, the doctor and the banker are their accomplices.

Reviews

For the lexicon of international film, the film is " an unconventional Western with serious exposure, but comedic implementation, which is staged arg lengthy and at times even sentimentally. Nevertheless, with a nice and surprising punch line at the end. " The magazine Cinema described the film as "little gamer Western with a great final punch. " The same tenor also had the magazine TV Movie: ". Amusing with an astonishing end "

Awards

1967 Joanne Woodward was nominated for a Laurel Award for "Best Actress in a Comedy ". They finished fourth.

Background

In a small supporting role, the former silent film comedian Chester Conklin is seen in his last film role. Also for Charles Bickford was the last appearance in a feature film. Another small role took Mae Clarke, who had their career peak in the 1930s.

Three years earlier, Fielder Cook directed even the television adaptation of the script. Under the title " Big Deal in Laredo " was here again James Berwick to see in the role of Sam. Meredith was portrayed by Walter Matthau. Both Cook and the screenwriter Sidney Carroll won the Emmy for this.

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