Studio: A Harvey Matofsky Production in association with New World Television for the CBS Television Network
Running time: 100 minutes
Poker Alice (1987)
“The legendary Elizabeth Taylor stars as Poker Alice Moffat, a New Orleans gambler with a poker face no man can resist. And when she unwittingly wins a ‘house of ill-repute’ in a high-stakes card game, things start moving like a runaway locomotive.
“You wouldn’t guess it by looking at her, but underneath the rouge and lace petticoats is a hard-drinking, card-sharking wildcat of a woman. She can lure men in with a single glance, set them up with her many charms, and bowl them over with one knockout punch...and they’ll keep coming back for more!
“King City is a Wild West melting pot. It’s got a house full of delectable and unruly ladies. It’s got gangs of mean hombres and one handsome bounty hunter (Tom Skerritt). And now it’s got Alice and her Cousin John (George Hamilton), a charmer who is always on the lookout for a new game and a new girl. Throw them all together and you’ve got Poker Alice—a powder keg of a comedy that is about to blow sky high.” [From the VHS]
Cast
Alice Moffett: Elizabeth Taylor
Jeremy Collins: Tom Skerritt
Cousin John: George Hamilton
Sears: Richard Mulligan
Amos: David Wayne
Mad Mary: Susan Tyrrell
McCarthy: Pat Corley
Baker: Paul Drake
Miss Tuttwiler: Annabella Price
Baby Doe: Merrya Small
Gilmore: Gary Bisig
Big Irma: Liz Torres
Marshall: Gary Grubbs
Frank Hartwell: John Bennett Perry
Harris: Ed Adams
Steward: Sid Dawson
Carlyle: Jack Dunlop
Gray: Maarten Goslins
Mason: William M. Hannah
Carter: Henry Max Kendrick
Pellum: Stephen Jace Kent
Saloon Girl: Gloria Manon
Man in Street: John Pearce
Maggie: Caroline
Crocker: Bob Shelton
Crew
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Executive Producer: Harvey Matofsky
Producer: Renée Valente
Screenwriter: James Lee Barrett
Cinematographer: Hanania Baer
Art Director: Ninkey Dalton
Musical Score: Billy Goldenberg
Miss Taylor’s Costumes: Nolan Miller
Other Costumes: Ruby Manis
Editor: Millie Moore
Elizabeth was dating co-star George Hamilton, who played Cousin John, during production.
“I have been a gambler all my life. That’s not surprising because I am rather compulsive about certain things. It’s amazing, really, that I’m not a gambler.” —Elizabeth Taylor
