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6.7/10   67 votes
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Writer:
James Lee Barrett (writer)
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Release Date:
22 May 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Western
Tagline:
The Wild West is about to get wilder!
Plot:
Alice Moffit, 'Poker Alice', has been disowned by her Boston family because of her incurable penchant for gambling... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Entertaining little gem more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elizabeth Taylor ... Alice Moffit

Tom Skerritt ... Jeremy Collins

George Hamilton ... Cousin John Moffit

Richard Mulligan ... Sears
David Wayne ... Amos
Susan Tyrrell ... Mad Mary
Pat Corley ... McCarthy
Paul Drake ... Baker
Annabella Price ... Miss Tuttwiler

Mews Small ... Baby Doe (as Merrya Small)
Gary Bisig ... Gilmore

Liz Torres ... Big Erma
Gary Grubbs ... Marshal

John Bennett Perry ... Frank Hartwell
Ed Adams ... Harris
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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The is that last film project for David Wayne. more
Quotes:
Alice Moffitt: Where is she...your woman?
Amos: I buried her. Had to...she was dead. Yeah, I come here one day and she was sittin' at the table deader than a can of corned beef. The poor old woman didn't even have a chance to finish her bowl of prunes. It hit me plenty hard, ma'am. But what come close to shakin' me was after I done finished diggin' her grave. I come in here to get her and she was all stiffen up...harder than a railroad tie. I had to bury her sittin' up! The poor old woman has to sit up straight and proper until judgment day.
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Entertaining little gem, 7 August 2001
9/10
Author: devin_m from South Louisiana

There is really nothing deep or thought-provoking about this TV western, but it is nonetheless smart and entertaining. Liz Taylor in a western? I couldn't believe it at first either, but she shines in the title role as a world-class gambler who is never considered a worthy opponent because she is a woman. The character is a delightful mix of hard-as-nails independence and true ladylike gentility. Liz played it beautifully to the limit. Susan Tyrell is hysterical as the wisecracking prostitute who takes orders from no one. Her and Liz's knockout rolling brawl was hilariously reminiscent of that of Marlene Dietrich and Una Merkel in Destry Rides Again. Overall a great little TV movie.

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