A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand For The Little Lady takes place in Laredo, Texas circa the turn of the last century. The film actually dates itself because a couple of current record cylinders are played, Ma Blushin' Rosie and Hello My Baby... Full review

What a cast of characters in A Big Hand for the Little Lady: Henry Drummond, a rich and irascible rancher who put his daughter's wedding on hold just as the vows were starting; Otto Habershaw, a slick, handsome and morally... Full review

With Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Charles Bickford, Kevin McCarthy, Burgess Meredith and Paul Ford how can a movie fail? Certainly not this little jewel handsomely directed by Fielder Cook, normally a director of the small screen. But from the very... Full review

The first 40 to 50 minutes of this movie was very interesting, but after that it dragged and never really recovered for me.They just went on and on and on between the time Henry Fonda's "Meredith" fell "ill" and the... Full review

*********** SPOILERS ****************** Nothing is really as it appears here, but you must stick around to find that out. This seems to unfold as a fairly mean-spirited western with ridiculously over-the-top performances and phony accents -- especially by Woodward. Until... Full review

Well, this movie certainly beats the pants off watching THE CINCINNATI KID (the only other poker movie I can think of off the top of my head). It is a very unusual film set in the old West about a... Full review

One can make a case that Henry Fonda appeared in many westerns that were dramatic - mostly directed by John Ford. FORT APACHE, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, YOUNG MR. LINCOLN, and DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK come to mind. One can add... Full review

This top-notch comedy western is both entertaining and unforgettable. Its stellar cast of veteran American actors present a magnificent example of ensemble acting. Burgess Meredith in particular turns in a virtuoso performance. Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward and Jason Robards anchor... Full review

Comedy-drama about annual monster poker game in Texas. Henry Fonda plays a poker player on the wagon, but he gets into the game anyway. His performance is excellent, conveying complicated, conflicting emotions. Joanne Woodward, as Fonda's wife, has grit, with... Full review

Never heard of this wonderful movie till American Movie Classics (bless 'em) showed it recently. What a cast!! Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, Joanne Woodward, Henry Fonda, Paul Ford, and Burgess Meredith - how could a movie with such a blockbuster... Full review

Although you don't have to like poker to like the movie, you might have to have a certain tolerance for TV-type movies.....Yet the cast is so good, you can't help following every detail.....These colorful, well-known character actors could make the telephone book come to life..... ... Full Review

Warners' DVD of A Big Hand for the Little Lady is an exceptionally good looking disc. The delightful A Big Hand for the Little Lady is a surprise picture, one that can't be thoroughly discussed without being ruined. ... Full Review

The action in A Big Hand for the Little Lady centers around a high-stake poker game. The participants include some of the wealthiest men in the West (among them Jason Robards Jr ., Kevin McCarthy , Charles Bickford and Paul... ... Full Article

Fielder Cook's " A Big Hand for the Little Lady " is a perenial favorite of mine. No matter how many times I see it, the movie works. ... Full Article