

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
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A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
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- English
- poker game
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNRHouston, Texas31 May 1966
- TheatricalNR8 Jun 1966
FranceFR
- Theatrical1 Jul 1966
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12 Aug 1966
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG21 Oct 1966
JapanJP
- TheatricalG1 Oct 1966
SwedenSE
- Theatrical15 Aug 1966
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady was released on 8 June 1966.
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2- J7/10
John Chard
3/27/2016
On The Poker Wagon! Big Deal at Dodge City (AKA: A Big Hand for the Little Lady) is directed by Fielder Cook and written by Sidney Carroll. It stars Joanne Woodward, Henry Fonda, Paul Ford, Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ford and Burgess Meredith. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Utterly delightful, though that statement is on proviso you be watching this film fo…
- W7/10
Wuchak
3/25/2026
**_Amusing Western focusing on a high-stakes poker game in Laredo, 1896_** This was based on a 1962 television play, and I was wondering how it could maintain one’s interest as a feature film. The ensemble cast is entertaining with Kevin McCarthy standing out as one of the gamblers and only Jason Robards hamming it up a little too much on a couple of occasions. On the feminine front, Joanne Woodward is effective a…
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