Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Acting
Reba McEntire out-charisms everyone including the actual lead
Production
Absurd 185-minute runtime for a made-for-TV movie
Costume
Burgundy Jones's outfits deserve their own credit line
Director
Dick Lowry
Reba McEntire
Burgundy Jones
Kenny Rogers
Brady Hawkes
Rick Rossovich
Ethan Cassidy
Claude Akins
President Theodore Roosevelt
Kelley Menighan Hensley
Waitress
Dion Anderson
Diamond Jim Brady
Gene Barry
Bat Masterson
Paul Brinegar
Cookie
Jere Burns
Cade Dalton
David Carradine
Kwai-Chang Caine
Chuck Connors
The Rifleman
Johnny Crawford
Mark McCain
Juliana Donald
Ruby Roy Bean
James Drury
Jim
Linda Evans
Kate Muldoon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the final 'Gambler' TV movie and served as an unofficial reunion for actors from vintage Westerns like 'Gunsmoke' and 'The Rifleman' — a last hurrah for the genre on network television.
The 185-minute runtime makes this longer than most theatrical Westerns of its era; NBC aired it in two parts because even 1991 audiences had limits.
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