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Director:
Fielder Cook
Writer:
Sidney Carroll (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 August 1966 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Western more
Tagline:
All the action you can take...all the adventure you can wish for! more
Plot:
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
what a surprise!!!!! more

Cast

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Henry Fonda ... Meredith

Joanne Woodward ... Mary

Jason Robards ... Henry P.G. Drummond
Paul Ford ... C.P. Ballinger
Charles Bickford ... Benson Tropp
Burgess Meredith ... Doc Joseph Scully
Kevin McCarthy ... Otto Habershaw
Robert Middleton ... Dennis Wilcox
John Qualen ... Jesse Buford
Jean-Michel Michenaud ... Jackie Meredith (as Gerald Michenaud)
James Berwick ... Sam Rhine (as James Kenny)
Allen Collins ... Toby
Jim Boles ... Pete
Virginia Gregg ... Mrs. Drummond
Chester Conklin ... Chester
Mae Clarke ... Mrs. Craig
Ned Glass ... Owney Price
James Griffith ... Mr. Stribling
Noah Keen ... Sparrow
Milton Selzer ... Fleeson
Louise Glenn ... Celie Drummond
William Cort ... Arthur McKenzie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victor Adamson ... Saloon bystander (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich ... Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Richard Alexander ... Saloon bystander (uncredited)
Mark Allen ... Blacksmith (uncredited)
Claudia Bryar ... Mrs. Price (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting ... Bartender (uncredited)
Tom Fadden ... Harry Tate (uncredited)
Tony Giorgio ... Steamboat (uncredited)
Percy Helton ... Kevin McKenzie (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson ... Rt. Rev. Mr. Monckton (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Natalie Masters ... Mrs. Stribling (uncredited)
Jackie Minty ... Preston Drummond (uncredited)
Marilyn Powell ... Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Sanborn ... Saloon bystander (uncredited)
Henry Slate ... Piano Player (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Cashier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fielder Cook 
 
Writing credits
Sidney Carroll (writer)

Produced by
Fielder Cook .... producer
Joel Freeman .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
David Raksin 
 
Cinematography by
Lee Garmes 
 
Film Editing by
George R. Rohrs  (as George Rohrs)
 
Production Design by
Robert S. Smith  (as Robert Smith)
 
Set Decoration by
Ralph S. Hurst 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup artist
Jean Burt Reilly .... supervising hair stylist
 
Production Management
Joel Freeman .... production supervisor (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Kenney .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Joseph Musso .... production illustrator (uncredited)
Ward Preston .... set designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Everett A. Hughes .... sound (as Everett Hughes)
 
Stunts
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
David Raksin .... conductor
 
Other crew
Norman Stuart .... dialogue supervisor
Doris DeHerdt .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Fielder Cook had liked James Berwick's performance so much that he insisted Berwick reprise his television role of barman Sam Rhine in this film, despite his lack of cinema experience. This was Berwick's only screen role of any note, all other appearances being bit parts. more
Quotes:
[upon being offered a poker hand as collateral]
C.P. Ballinger, Banker: Forty-six years ago, I started lending money in Larry Bingham's back room. My first customer was a drover named Penny. He wanted two dollars on a Brindle cow at six percent interest. He said she gave six quarts of milk a day. You know what I made him do...
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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
what a surprise!!!!!, 3 April 2000
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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 array have received such little attention? (This was the seemingly indestructible Bickford's very last movie appearance, and he looks as robustly granitic here as he did 30 years prior.) Everyone involved puts in fine work; Meredith especially shines as the catankerous yet wistful old doctor. The production values are extremely high; the movie is great-looking, although, truth to tell, the director's background as primarily a television director does show through just a bit. However this entertaining suspense comedy does keep one involved, though I must admit I saw the surprise ending coming. Don't miss this overlooked little gem.

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