The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

"Before the wildest poker game in history, the was the wildest adventure in the West."

1991

3h 5m

4.8(10 votes)

Western

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Jere Burns

Cade Dalton

David Carradine

Kwai-Chang Caine

Creative team

Directed by: Dick Lowry
Written by: Kelly Junkerman
Jeb Rosebrook
Produced by: Ann Kindberg

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