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Poker Alice (film)

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Poker Alice
Genre
Written byJames Lee Barrett
Directed byArthur Allan Seidelman
Starring
Music byBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerHarvey Matofsky
ProducerRenée Valente
CinematographyHanania Baer
EditorMillie Moore
Running time92 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 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

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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

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Production

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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.

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