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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 20:43:01 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 20:45:19 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 12, 2020 20:50:21 GMT
How many westerns feature the "dead Man's Hand" - 2 pairs, aces and 8s, preferably all black - before a death. Luke Plummer in Stagecoach and Liberty Valance are just two.  |
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 12, 2020 20:57:43 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 21:01:10 GMT
How many westerns feature the "dead Man's Hand" - 2 pairs, aces and 8s, preferably all black - before a death. Luke Plummer in Stagecoach and Liberty Valance are just two. Perhaps in this thread we will find out !  The story behind the hand: "It is said to have been held by Old West folk hero, lawman, and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered."
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 12, 2020 21:01:36 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 12, 2020 21:29:55 GMT
Barry Lyndon  |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 12, 2020 21:36:52 GMT
Casino  |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 12, 2020 21:39:18 GMT
Inglourious Basterds  |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 12, 2020 22:01:58 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 22:10:37 GMT
 1956 You would think that there's some card playing in this one but read the review: "Obviously not going to be taught in History class.
An amusing turn of events here. It's like if the Pope was a bad guy and Mehmet Ali Agca was the good guy, this movie twists events, uh, somewhat, and makes Wild Bill the scum of the earth, killing off Indians, taking bribes, killing people for their property, and the quest of one man, Johnny Rebel (Look THAT name up in your history books kids) to get rid of that gun totin' varmint once and for all! Ha ha! I suppose they put that in there to distract you from boring yourself out watching the many MANY MANNNY scenes of horses running around, and a white Palomino who seems to have a mind of it's own! No reason for this, unless it's some kind of really really deep metaphor involved that I missed. The ending for this actually is quite great though, as Johnny Rebel goes into town almost alone and singlehandedly kills everyone, no card game involved! WILD! Listen when one of the gang gets killed, someone yells "bang" off camera for their cue."
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Post by mattgarth on Mar 12, 2020 22:41:29 GMT
WINCHESTER '73 -- card shark and gunrunner John McIntire beats Stephen McNally at a deal that Steve thinks: "Just misses being a Dead Man's Hand."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 22:52:51 GMT
 At the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone< Arizona you can see Doc Holliday's Faro Table and his real playing cards as well as some of his dental instruments.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 12, 2020 23:05:41 GMT
WINCHESTER '73 -- card shark and gunrunner John McIntire beats Stephen McNally at a deal that Steve thinks: "Just misses being a Dead Man's Hand." 
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 13, 2020 0:52:30 GMT
Thunderball  |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 13, 2020 1:03:08 GMT
House of Game (the inestimable Ricky Jay in the background)  |
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Post by marshamae on Mar 13, 2020 1:04:53 GMT
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Post by marshamae on Mar 13, 2020 1:05:38 GMT
Great minds!
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 13, 2020 1:21:45 GMT
Seems to me there was another film with a similar theme. Anyone know it?  |
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Post by london777 on Mar 13, 2020 2:16:57 GMT
The Queen of Spades (1949) dir: Thorold Dickinson was based on Pushkin's short story and starred Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans. 
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