Minute A Day About Movies
Monday Minute
No. 82 | April 26, 2010
Deal Me In
“Shut up and deal.” That last line of The Apartment (my second-favorite last line of a Billy Wilder movie) is great advice. I’ll spare the small talk this week. We have room at the table. Pull up a chair and get in on the action.
Our theme this week
Card games at the movies
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Steve McQueen is Eric Stoner. Edward G. Robinson is Lancey Howard. They are known as the Kid and the Man, and they play poker. That in a nutshell tells you where the movie is headed. Howard is the top player around and Stoner is the up-and-comer out to take his spot (not to mention, his pot). It’s a classic matchup. Their final showdown, a game of stud.
The film was one of the first films of note for director Norman Jewison. Also of note, it marked a return to film writing for Ring Lardner Jr., who had been banned during the blacklist; he co-wrote the script with Terry Southern. A strong supporting cast includes Joan Blondell, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, and Tuesday Weld.
The Cincinnati Kid
Norman Jewison, director
Trailer
The Cincinnati Kid
The Final Hand
Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell
Quote of Note
“Poker should not be played in a house with women.”
—Mitch, (Karl Malden), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
…58…59…60.
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