An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve McQueen | ... | The Cincinnati Kid | |
| Ann-Margret | ... | Melba | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Shooter | |
| Tuesday Weld | ... | Christian | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Lancey Howard | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Lady Fingers | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Slade | |
| Jack Weston | ... | Pig | |
| Cab Calloway | ... | Yeller | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Hoban | |
| Theodore Marcuse | ... | Felix (as Theo Marcuse) | |
| Milton Selzer | ... | Sokal | |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Mr. Rudd | |
| Émile Genest | ... | Cajun (as Emile Genest) | |
| Ron Soble | ... | Danny | |
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In 1930s New Orleans, the Cincinnati Kid, a young stud poker player who travels from one big game to the next, stopping along the way up with various girls, is pitted against the legendary champion card-sharp Lancey Howard in a high-stakes poker game. Written by alfiehitchie
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He'd take on anyone, at anything, anytime ....it was only a matter of who came first! See more »Genres:
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30 October 1965 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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$15,260,000Company Credits
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Shooter: Melba, why do you do that?
Melba: So it'll fit, stupid.
Shooter: No, I'm not talking about that. What I'm asking is... do you, uh, have to cheat at everything?
Melba: At everything?
Shooter: Yes. At... solitaire. I've yet to see you play one game of solitaire without cheating.
Melba: So what?
Shooter: Look, you're just cheating yourself, don't you understand? You'll be the loser, no one else but yourself!... You've ruined the puzzle, now, that doesn't go in there.
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Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
Theme song of "The Cincinnati Kid"
Sung by Ray Charles
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Director Sam Peckinpah insisted on changing an early expository scene in which a girl in her underwear is massaged with a vibrator. He removed the vibrator from the scene altogether and had the girl lie naked but completely covered with a fur coat. Producer Martin Ransohoff was unhappy with the shift in tone and fired Peckinpah. See more »Goofs
Throughout the final poker game of the film, Hoyle poker cards with "shell back" are dealt by Shooter and Lady Fingers. When the man flips his jack of diamonds, a close-up of his cards shows a jack and a queen of diamonds in the standard style of Bee or Bicycle decks, even though we have seen a close-up of a Hoyle-style jack of diamonds before and the end credits display the man's final hand with Hoyle-style queen and jack. See more »Quotes
[Shooter's wife Melba is altering a jigsaw puzzle piece with a nail file]Shooter: Melba, why do you do that?
Melba: So it'll fit, stupid.
Shooter: No, I'm not talking about that. What I'm asking is... do you, uh, have to cheat at everything?
Melba: At everything?
Shooter: Yes. At... solitaire. I've yet to see you play one game of solitaire without cheating.
Melba: So what?
Shooter: Look, you're just cheating yourself, don't you understand? You'll be the loser, no one else but yourself!... You've ruined the puzzle, now, that doesn't go in there.
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The Cincinnati KidMusic by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
Theme song of "The Cincinnati Kid"
Sung by Ray Charles
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The opening scene is riveting. Well cast with Robinson, McQueen and Malden in top form and most supporting roles convincing. The flavor of old New Orleans is undeniable.
The plot line is a familiar one - - the new lion challenging the old king, this time at a poker table. The results are not predictable and the action leading to the climax is gripping.
Subplots support the main story line even though the female characters are just a bit too glamorous to be believable. The novel the movie is based upon is rather spare and a great deal of the dialog and minor actions were added when the screenplay was written.
A most enjoyable and satisfying motion picture!