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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.
Original Release
06/08/1966
US Release
06/08/1966
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Henry Fonda | Meredith |
Joanne Woodward | Mary |
Jason Robards | Henry Drummond |
Paul Ford | C.P. Ballinger |
Charles Bickford | Benson Tropp |
Burgess Meredith | Doc Scully |
Kevin McCarthy | Otto Habershaw |
Robert Middleton | Dennis Wilcox |
John Qualen | Jesse Buford |
Jean-Michel Michenaud | Jackie |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Henry Fonda | Meredith |
Joanne Woodward | Mary |
Jason Robards | Henry Drummond |
Paul Ford | C.P. Ballinger |
Charles Bickford | Benson Tropp |
Burgess Meredith | Doc Scully |
Kevin McCarthy | Otto Habershaw |
Robert Middleton | Dennis Wilcox |
John Qualen | Jesse Buford |
Jean-Michel Michenaud | Jackie |
James Berwick | Sam Rhine |
Allen Collins | Toby |
Jim Boles | Pete |
Virginia Gregg | Mrs. Drummond |
Chester Conklin | Old Man in Saloon |
Mae Clarke | Mrs. Craig |
Ned Glass | Owney Price |
James Griffith | Mr. Stribling |
Noah Keen | Sparrow |
Milton Selzer | Fleeson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fielder Cook | Producer |
Joel Freeman | Producer |