The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The fourth of Kenny Rogers' Gambler TV movies, 1991's The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw is regarded by many Western diehards as the best. This time, gambler Brady Hawkes is en route to a high-stakes poker game in San Francisco. His travelling companions are a trouble-prone frontier Romeo (Rick Rossovich) and a feisty ex-saloon gal (Reba McEntire). Never mind that: The real... (read more) attraction of Luck of the Draw is its enormous guest-star lineup of famous TV cowboy heroes of yore: Gene "Bat Masterson" Barry, Hugh "Wyatt Earp" O'Brien, Brian "The Westerner" Keith, Chuck "The Rifleman" Connors, Jack "Maverick" Kelly, Clint "Cheyenne" Walker, David "Kung Fu" Carradine, and "Virginian" co-stars James Drury and Doug McClure. The first portion of this two-part movie concentrates on setting up the plot; Part two is the card game itself, preceded by a boxing match refereed by Bat Masterson (Gene Barry). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast:

• Kenny Rogers
• Reba McEntire
• Gene Barry
• James Drury
• Jack Lilley
• Patrick Macnee
• Alma Martinez
• Hugh O'Brian
• Michael Pniewski
• David Carradine
• Kelly Yunkermann
• Sam Whipple
• Clint Walker
• Dub Taylor
• Brad Sullivan
• Zelda Rubinstein

Director(s):

Dick Lowry

Writer(s):

Jeb Rosebrook, Joe Byrne

Categories:

Westerns