Big Hand for the Little Lady

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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 Ford). Into this rarefied atmosphere trudges impoverished farmer Henry Fonda, who despite the protests of his wife Joanne Woodward plunks down his last dollars to join the game. Halfway through the proceedings, Fonda falls ill. With quiet desperation, Woodward sits down daintily at the table and says in a firm voice, "Gentlemen, how do you play this game?" End of story? Not by a long shot! This O. Henry-style shaggy dog story is based on a Dupont Show of the Week TV presentation Big Deal at Laredo. Keep an eye out for two movie veterans in bit parts: silent screen comic Chester Conklin and 1930's leading lady Mae Clarke. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV, Color
• Subtitle: English, French

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Fielder Cook

• Producer:

  Fielder Cook

• Screenwriter:

  Sidney Carroll

• Play Author:

  Sidney Carroll

• Cinematographer:

  Lee Garmes

• Composer (Music Score):

  David Raksin

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  David Raksin

• Editor:

  George Rohrs

• Production Designer:

  Robert Emmet Smith

• Associate Producer:

  Joel Freeman

• Set Designer:

  Ralph S. Hurst

• Makeup:

  Gordon Bau

• First Assistant Director:

  Joseph E. Kenny