Five Card Stud
1968

The Essentials
WHO: WHAT:
Nick Evers Extremely oddball and oddly compelling Western. (Great double feature with Johnny Guitar!)
WHY:
Lovely villain piece for our handsome hero.

Technical Details

Roddy McDowall in Five Card Stud Director: Henry Hathaway

Production: Paramount

Writer: Marguerite Roberts, based on novel by Ray Gaulden

Cast: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Katherine Justice, John Anderson, Ruth Springford, Yaphet Kotto, Denver Pyle, Bill Flectcher, Whit Bissell, Ted De Corsia, Don Collier, Roy Jenson, Boyd Morgan, George Rowbotham, Jerry Gatlin, Louise Lormier

Running time: 103 m.

Revues: "It's a bit of a shock to see Roddy McDowall as a very tough hombre but that shows what a good actor can do ... Roddy looks as tough as he acts." — New York Post (August 1, 1968)

"Roddy McDowall is out of his milieu .. but he's such a professional actor, it makes no difference." — The New York Times


OVERALL
RATING:
McDOWALLISM:
5
of 10
8
of 10

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