Poker Alice (film)

Poker Alice
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(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Harvey Matofsky
Producer(s) Renée Valente
Cinematography Hanania Baer
Editor(s) Millie Moore
Running time 92 minutes
Production company(s) New World Television
Release
Original network CBS
Original release May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22)

Poker Alice is a 1987 American made-for-television western romance 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.

Plot

Alice Moffat, 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 where 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 fiance her cousin John or the local sheriff.

Cast

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