Poker Alice (film)

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
Cinematography	Hanania Baer
Editor	Millie Moore
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Harvey Matofsky Entertainment New World Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22)

Poker Alice is a 1987 American romantic Western television film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, written by James Lee Barrett, and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Skerritt and George Hamilton. The film was shot on location in Old Tucson, Arizona.

Plot

Alice Moffit, a professional gambler, goes 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 brothel in a poker game and finds the allure of sex and money tempting. Interested in remaining a gambler, she must find a way to leave the sex trade 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.

External links

• Poker Alice at IMDb