FIVE CARD STUD(1968)
This stars the great James Garner as a poker player
who's in a game with five other dudes when one is
caught cheating, and all Hell breaks lose!! This is
a great western/gambling/comedy/drama movie
that is a lot of fun!!! A
From IMDb.com:
I'm more of a Mystery than a Western fan myself;
"Five Card Stud" is a rather unique genre crossover -
a bit like "Ten Little Indians" with gunfights thrown
in. Leisurely paced but never boring, occasionally
humorous without losing its seriousness, it is
particularly recommended to those looking for
the offbeat. It may be a little disappointing that
the most obvious suspect turns out to be the
person responsible for the killings, but the ironies
and the morally grey areas of the story remain
strong. The film also benefits from a great cast:
Robert Mitchum is both amusing and larger-than-life
as a preacher who's also an ace shooter ("By day
he sweats for a pinch of yellow dust, and at night
he squanders it on LUST!"), but extra-sweet Katherine
Justice and extra-slimy Roddy McDowall stand out
as well; and in 1968 it was still fairly uncommon
even for an excellent black actor like Yaphet Kotto
to be allowed, like he is in "Five Card Stud", to
hold his own against an otherwise entirely white
cast. Score and photography are top-notch. *** out
of 4. - gridoon2015