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Poker Alice

  • TV Movie
  • 19871987
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
205
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Poker Alice (1987)
RomanceWestern
Alice Moffit, "Poker Alice" (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), has been disowned by her Boston, Massachusetts family because of her incurable penchant for gambling. She is travelling the West with her... Read allAlice Moffit, "Poker Alice" (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), has been disowned by her Boston, Massachusetts family because of her incurable penchant for gambling. She is travelling the West with her cousin, John Moffit (George Hamilton), when she wins a house in a poker game on a train. ... Read allAlice Moffit, "Poker Alice" (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), has been disowned by her Boston, Massachusetts family because of her incurable penchant for gambling. She is travelling the West with her cousin, John Moffit (George Hamilton), when she wins a house in a poker game on a train. The "house" turns out to be a bordello, which she decides to run until she can sell it. Sh... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
205
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    • Arthur Allan Seidelman
    • James Lee Barrett
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Tom Skerritt
    • George Hamilton
    • Arthur Allan Seidelman
    • James Lee Barrett
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Tom Skerritt
    • George Hamilton
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    • 2User reviews
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    Elizabeth Taylor and Susan Tyrrell in Poker Alice (1987)
    Elizabeth Taylor in Poker Alice (1987)
    Poker Alice (1987)
    Poker Alice (1987)

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    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Alice Moffit
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Jeremy Collins
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Cousin John Moffit
    Richard Mulligan
    Richard Mulligan
    • Sears
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Amos
    Susan Tyrrell
    Susan Tyrrell
    • Mad Mary
    Pat Corley
    Pat Corley
    • McCarthy
    Paul Drake
    Paul Drake
    • Baker
    Annabella Price
    • Miss Tuttwiler
    Mews Small
    Mews Small
    • Baby Doe
    • (as Merrya Small)
    Gary Bisig
    • Gilmore
    Liz Torres
    Liz Torres
    • Big Erma
    Gary Grubbs
    Gary Grubbs
    • Marshal
    John Bennett Perry
    John Bennett Perry
    • Frank Hartwell
    Ed Adams
    • Harris
    Sid Dawson
    • Steward
    Jack Dunlop
    • Carlyle
    Maarten Goslins
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      • Arthur Allan Seidelman
      • James Lee Barrett
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    • Trivia
      Final movie of David Wayne (Amos).
    • Quotes

      Alice Moffitt: Where is she...your woman?

      Amos: I buried her. Had to...she was dead. Yeah, I come here one day and she was sittin' at the table deader than a can of corned beef. The poor old woman didn't even have a chance to finish her bowl of prunes. It hit me plenty hard, ma'am. But what come close to shakin' me was after I done finished diggin' her grave. I come in here to get her and she was all stiffen up...harder than a railroad tie. I had to bury her sittin' up! The poor old woman has to sit up straight and proper until judgment day.

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    7/10
    Delightful But Not Accurate
    If this had been written with fictional characters under a different name, I would have agreed with everything the previous reviewer said. It was a fun western to watch and Elizabeth Taylor did well in it and by going to TV, she extended her career for about another ten or so years. As for George Hamilton, he is hard to evaluate since he has made himself one of those celebrities who is famous for being famous and seems to not care much about acting. Please don't get me wrong, when he decides to be serious about he is very good but he seems to just act when he has nothing better to do. He obviously does not need the money. He is one of those actors who was great when he was hungry. I guess he is retired now and I wish him a very happy retirement.

    Elizabeth Taylor's Poker Alice was nothing at all like the real Poker Alice and the writers should have done their homework or found another character for Ms. Taylor to do. I invite anyone reading this to google Poker Alice at find the real one. The real Poker Alice was a very interesting character in her own right and a movie should be made about her. She was a very tough and saucy lady and a successful businesswoman. Susan Sullivan played Poker Alice in the series The New Maverick and was more like the real Poker Alice than Ms. Taylor with no disrespect for Ms. Taylor
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      • May 22, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Harvey Matofsky Entertainment
      • New World Television
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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      • Stereo

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