The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph M. Newman |
| Produced by | Julian Blaustein |
| Written by | Edmund H. North |
| Story by | Bret Harte |
| Starring | Anne Baxter Dale Robertson Miriam Hopkins |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph M. Newman starring Anne Baxter, Dale Robertson and Miriam Hopkins.[1] The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name by Bret Harte. Harte's story has been brought to film at least five times, including in 1919 with Harry Carey and in 1937 with Preston Foster.
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Plot
A murderous western outlaw (Mitchell), his wife (Baxter), a disgraced gambler (Robertson) and a faded dance hall floozie (Hopkins) and a few other socially undesirable characters are trapped in a snowbound mountain cabin. As the chances for rescue fade, the true natures of the cabin's occupants rise to the surface.
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Cal
- Dale Robertson as John Oakhurst
- Miriam Hopkins as Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess'
- Cameron Mitchell as Ryker
- Craig Hill as Tom Dakin
- Barbara Bates as Piney Wilson
- William H. Lynn as Jake Watterson
- Dick Rich as Drunk
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Outcasts of Poker Flat at IMDb
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat at AllMovie
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat at the TCM Movie Database
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat movie review at the New York Times
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