Poker Alice (film)
Poker Alice is a 1987 American Western television film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Skerritt and George Hamilton. The film was shot on location in Old Tucson, Arizona.
| Poker Alice | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance Western |
| Written by | James Lee Barrett |
| Directed by | Arthur Allan Seidelman |
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor Tom Skerritt George Hamilton Richard Mulligan |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harvey Matofsky |
| Producer | Renée Valente |
| Production locations | Old Tucson – 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona Sonoran Desert Sierrita Mountains Ironwood Forest National Monument Tucson Mountains |
| Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
| Editor | Millie Moore |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production company | New World Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | May 22, 1987 |
Plot
Alice Moffit, a professional gambler, comes to 1880s Arizona to attempt to beat anyone she can find at her favorite game, poker: that is why she is called 'Poker Alice'. Along the way, she wins a hand and also wins a brothel wherein the allure of sex and money are tempting. Interested in staying a gambler, she must find a way to leave being a madam and decide whether she will choose as her fiancé her cousin John or the local sheriff.
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Alice Moffit
- Tom Skerritt as Jeremy Collins
- George Hamilton as Cousin John Moffit
- Richard Mulligan as Sears
- David Wayne as Amos
- Susan Tyrrell as Mad Mary
- Pat Corley as McCarthy
- Paul Drake as Baker
- Annabella Price as Miss Tuttwiler
- Mews Small as Baby Doe
- Gary Bisig as Gilmore
- Liz Torres as Big Erma
- Gary Grubbs as Marshal
- John Bennett Perry as Frank Hartwell
Production
The film is loosely based on the life of Poker Alice Ivers but is fictionalized to the point that even the character's last name was changed for the movie.