A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (275 ratings)

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,… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Fielder Cook
Genres
Western, Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 12, 1966 Wide
On DVD
Nov 6, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Pleasant but relatively thin western comedy.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Although you don't have to like poker to like the movie, you might have to have a certain tolerance for TV-type movies.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...the film works despite the handicaps. A Big Hand for the Little Lady is a charmer.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cindy I


    Joanne Woodward is pretty good as the meek little wife who has to take her husband's (Henry Fonda) place at the poker table after he falls ill. She of course knows nothing about the game and learns as she goes against some obnoxious town moneybags, one of whom is Jason Robards… More

  • jay n


    Charming comedy with wonderful supporting cast.

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