I am 69 end of October I was 14 when I met the King of Kool Steve McQueen. He was filming the bayou scenes for Nevada Smith n 1965. The crew were staying at a hotel near my house n Baton Rouge Louisiana. My friend and I were riding our bikes at the rear of the Belmont Hotel just happened to be riding near his room he walked out with a Havana Cigar and asked us to ride elsewhere and lower the racket so he could rest. He was very nice about it and it took me a minute but I figured out who he was. I was n awe and couldn't wait to tell my mom who also had to take a second to take it all n. Just an innocent situation as a lucky kid.. Never forgot that moment n time.
McQueen, by all accounts, had a tough childhood. One thing about him, though, as an adult, he was always kind to kids. Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers told the story of a baseball hitting the windshield of McQueen's Jaguar in the studio parking lot. McQueen took it all in stride and basically them "don't worry about it, boys. I was a kid once myself." Pretty classy. But to fellow adults, McQueen was known not to be so tolerant or nice.
Robinson as a "Golden Age" legend and McQueen a "next generation" legend guaranteed a great film, but when you have Karl Malden, Ann Margret, Rip Torn, Tuesday Weld, Jack Weston and Joan Blondell as your supporting characters there was no way it wasn't going to be a classic.
Robinson is not a Golden age legend, no way. Humphry Bogart, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart... he is not in that league. He lacks their charisma. But McQueen was a star. His acting was limited to certain types of roles but he had the rare star quality.
Edward G. Robinson was simply a great actor. This role was totally his to command. Smooth, urbane, polite, ad deadly in the clinch. One of the greats we'll never see again.
As good (and cool) as Steve McQueen is in this classic film--I think Edward G Robinson steals the show!! He gives the Lancey Howard character the perfect blend of gentlemanly elegance and cold blooded ruthlessness!!
What a classic Steve Mcoueen against Edward G. The greatest poker game of all times. One of my favorite classic movies. Rip Toron and Ann Magret top of the line acting.
This movie was vintage Edward G. Robinson. Classic! Best movie about card sharks ever made. McQueen was terrific, Ann Margaret was gorgeous as usual, and Karl Malden gave another fine performance. They just don't make 'em with the same style, pizzazz, and class anymore.
@RUFUS T. FIREFLY Reality check -- it's a movie. And in this movie, the card sharks are not the players -- they are the ones swimming around the table.
Great film with a great cast. McQueen displays his top 10 screen presence and Edward G. outstanding as usual. All-time character actors Torn & Malden provide superb support while Ann-Margret does her best to enhance the scenery.
GREAT movie, great, great cast ..... Edward G. Robinson, Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Ann Margaret, Tuesday Weld (my cuz' dated her a few times way back when) Cab Calloway, and Joan Blondell. One of my all time favourite movies.
@@rufust.firefly4890 Well, everyone has a right to their own opinion and I respect that. All forms of art are subjective. As the old saying goes, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". In any case, thanks for your follow up comment !! :-)
Steve Mc queen, the man, and what a cameo from the masterful Edward G Robinson. RIP to both these wonderful actors Also a massive mention to Karl Malden 😊
Not a cameo. Just a great performance in a smaller role. The whole cast was amazing. McQueen, Ann Margret, Tuesday Weld, Karl Malden, Robinson, Rip Torn, Joan Blondell, Cab Calloway, Jack Weston, etc.
Love this movie, from the opening scene, to the last frame of film. Maybe the best line of the movie is, "I don't need mark cards to beat you, pal." Game on!
Great to see a young Jack Weston, who was later in the Alan Alda film "The Four Seasons". Edward G. Robinson just takes command of every scene he is in, very calm and regal.
Wow I hadn't seen this literally in decades! Famous bandleader Cab Calloway was also at that table along w/veteran actors Jack Weston, and Martin Selzer! Great movie, I still wish Steve McQueen had won!
It was a better ending with him losing. Every time I see it I sit there and feel what he is feeling. I just stare at the screen, unable to move. It was an amazing ending.
Edward G. Robinson was sensational in this movie. One of the Best actors ever along with king of the cool Mr. Steve McQueen, and the fantastic director Norman Jewison makes for a GREAT MOVIE.
That’s not what he means by string bet. In those days, saying “your [insert bet amount]” is the same as saying “raise”. A string bet would have to be pushing in money in segments without previously announcing anything.
This is just a masterful film, & one I never tire of. Just watching the old pros : Robinson--------Blondell-------Torn------Malden ----------Weston & Calloway , along with Ann Margret & Tuesday Weld, the cast is perfection. And, though I am not a fan of McQueen, he was perfect for this role. But hands-down, this one is Edward G. Robinson's finest screen moment, ever. Spencer Tracey could never have done this like E.G. Robinson did ! ----------MJL, 76 y/o
지금 다시보니 출연진들이 막강하네요 ? 스티브 맥퀸 . 칼 말덴 . 안 마그렛 . 에드워드 지 로빈슨 ..... 명배우들이 다수 출연을 했었네요 ? 그때볼땐 도박 영화라 스토리와 장면에 몰입해서 보느라 좀 긴가민가 했었는데요 ? 그땐 마지막 장면에서 그 업청난 반전에 큰 충격을 받았었는데요 ? 모든 도박영화들이 그렇겠지만 몰입도 최고의 정말 대단한 명화입니다 .
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Hollywood poker movies are amusing. The tension due to all players playing with extreme scared money instead of proper bankrolls... makes sense for a movie.
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Brilliant picture all the way around. Malden is great as the dealer, McQueen is his usual cool self, and Robinson is awesome! Ann-Margret really filled the screen....ahem.
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Yeah, I'm a "young" guy (34 now but 23 when I watched this movie) and I consider her to be pretty "hot" in this movie. Her role in the movie seems like a very promiscuous female who gets treated like trash..My kind of character.. :D
Mr Fowler ! -------" brutally" doesn't begin to say just how awesome the young AM was ! ---------She was the wet-dream for all of us growing up, in those days. -----I was 16 y/o----a junior in HS, & I had her photo in my locker at school. --------Before this film she did " Bye Bye Birdie" & THAT was a huge success ------largely due to her ! --------------------------------Wolfsky9, 72 y/o
There is no actor, and I mean NO actor better at playing his chosen persona than Steve McQueen. The master of the tough guy, who could back it up with his own driving and motorcycle riding in Bullitt and The Great Escape.
Actually, he didn't do all of the driving in either famous scene. He didn't make that motorcycle jump in "The Great Escape" and didn't do all of the driving in the Mustang in the chase scene. Maybe he could have, but he didn't.
I don't know what's more ridiculous The Man saying "up two" implying $200 more. Only to dramatically say "thousand", or The Kid saying "your two-thousand, three more, I'm two-thousand light". Not to mention, it was implied that The Kid bluffed the man out of the pot via the use of an IOU.
Although The Cincinnati Kid is often compared to The Hustler, much as I love Paul Newman's and Jackie Gleason's performances in the latter, I've always found Steve McQueen's and Edward G. Robinson's performances in the former to be much more interesting and complex when they interacted. The two actors thought highly of one another. Edward G. Robinson said of Steve McQueen, "He comes out of the tradition of Gable, Bogie, Cagney, and even me--but he's added his own dimension. He is a stunner..." And Steve McQueen had idolized Robinson while growing up and opted for him to play Lancey Howard when Spencer Tracy insisted on top billing for the same role.
@@Amethyst_Friend when is it set? I can't work it out? Say $10 / day / chair = $200 today, McQueen has a buyin of around $100,000 in today's money poss but then in the book, you can buy quite a lot for a dime so I guess this is a highhh game
@@vestibulate "I Can't Get Started" was Bunny Berigan's theme song. Its Ira Gershwin lyrics seemed so sophisticated when I was a kid listening to my father's LP -- "And Greta Garbo had me to tea" -- but that was before Cole Porter came along.
I am 69 end of October I was 14 when I met the King of Kool Steve McQueen. He was filming the bayou scenes for Nevada Smith n 1965. The crew were staying at a hotel near my house n Baton Rouge Louisiana. My friend and I were riding our bikes at the rear of the Belmont Hotel just happened to be riding near his room he walked out with a Havana Cigar and asked us to ride elsewhere and lower the racket so he could rest. He was very nice about it and it took me a minute but I figured out who he was. I was n awe and couldn't wait to tell my mom who also had to take a second to take it all n. Just an innocent situation as a lucky kid.. Never forgot that moment n time.
Cool story. thanks for sharing :-)
Hell yeah. Sweet to be that close to that much badassery 😄
Good for you. I hear so many bad stories about him. Beat his wife ,ali macgraw . Was terrible on the movie set.
McQueen, by all accounts, had a tough childhood. One thing about him, though, as an adult, he was always kind to kids. Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers told the story of a baseball hitting the windshield of McQueen's Jaguar in the studio parking lot. McQueen took it all in stride and basically them "don't worry about it, boys. I was a kid once myself." Pretty classy. But to fellow adults, McQueen was known not to be so tolerant or nice.
@@williamrowlett740 He was such a great actor back in them days when he was such a cool guy to hang around with.
Robinson as a "Golden Age" legend and McQueen a "next generation" legend guaranteed a great film, but when you have Karl Malden, Ann Margret, Rip Torn, Tuesday Weld, Jack Weston and Joan Blondell as your supporting characters there was no way it wasn't going to be a classic.
Not forgetting Cab Calloway.
@@Gennettor-nc8kx Hi de hi de ho!!
And you can't forget the appearance of Cab Callaway!!!
You missed Cab Calloway??? Well, RUclips provides the option to delete poorly composed comments. You should take advantage of it
Robinson is not a Golden age legend, no way. Humphry Bogart, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart... he is not in that league. He lacks their charisma. But McQueen was a star. His acting was limited to certain types of roles but he had the rare star quality.
What a scene. Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Cab Calloway, Ann-Margaret and other old time great character actors.
..................Edward G. Robinson????
@@deNNyTheWiseMAN1 Rip Torn????????
Wow Cab Calloway!
You probably didn't recognize Rip Torn. I didn't either at first, he's barely recognizable from young days compared to his older days.
“I Can’t Get Started”😂
Edward G. Robinson was simply a great actor. This role was totally his to command. Smooth, urbane, polite, ad deadly in the clinch. One of the greats we'll never see again.
Was Robinson just reciting his lines, or speaking as himself, when he told McQueen "you're good kid, but as long as I'm around you're second best."?
I cant unsee General Bradley dealing the cards.
As good (and cool) as Steve McQueen is in this classic film--I think Edward G Robinson steals the show!! He gives the Lancey Howard character the perfect blend of gentlemanly elegance and cold blooded ruthlessness!!
Yeah... Lancey Howard isn't a "bad guy" at all, he's just a really good poker player and everybody else hates him for it. Absolutely love this film.
+nyterpfan Edward g was a short fat froggy looking man but when he was on screen I couldn't take my eyes off of him.superb performer.
he's 100% class
It nice to have some one who uses the English language so well and descriptively.
The ending was bad- Steve McQueen should have won. bad ending or there should be a rematch in a sequel
The greatest gambling motion picture of all time !!!!!
Well written. Well directed. Well acted. The recip of a good movie.
AMEN YES
SUPERB
So many wonderful actors and actresses all in the same scene. Amazing.
Steve MacQueen and Karl Manden first at Nevada Smith and later Cincinnati Kid. A couple of great actors i
Cincinnati Kid was 1965. Nevada Smith was released the following year and became the highest grossing Western of 1966.
What a classic Steve Mcoueen against Edward G. The greatest poker game of all times. One of my favorite classic movies. Rip Toron and Ann Magret top of the line acting.
Their names are Steve McQueen, Rip Torn, and Ann-Margret.
you said it Jerry.
This movie was vintage Edward G. Robinson. Classic! Best movie about card sharks ever made. McQueen was terrific, Ann Margaret was gorgeous as usual, and Karl Malden gave another fine performance. They just don't make 'em with the same style, pizzazz, and class anymore.
David M And don’t forget the gorgeous Tuesday Weld.
Perfect casting. What chemistry and interesting non verbal responses.
The great Karl Malden talk about underrated
Joan Blondell as “Ladyfingers” also steals the show.
@RUFUS T. FIREFLY Reality check -- it's a movie. And in this movie, the card sharks are not the players -- they are the ones swimming around the table.
A great movie from the time when Hollywood still knew how to make a great movie, without superhero nonsense or computer effects.
I love nonsense effects and superhero computers
@@xamurai00 Yeah, it's easy to compare the classics of yesteryear with the average movie of today and declare the former the winner.
AMEN GOOD LOVE THIS
AMEN YES
Or woke shit.
A classic. One of my all time fav's
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AMEN
Great film with a great cast. McQueen displays his top 10 screen presence and Edward G. outstanding as usual. All-time character actors Torn & Malden provide superb support while Ann-Margret does her best to enhance the scenery.
Not in this scene, but no one commenting has mentioned Tuesday Weld in this movie. She was very easy on the eyes also.
"Only American Express Traveler's Checks will be acceptable for chips at this table..." - Karl Malden
LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂
Excelant film . McQueen at his best . Superb acting . As 2 be expected from Steve.
Truly an excellent film. Almost as good as your grammar.
2:43 Love when he calls, ‘Can’t get started’ after the second hand dealt LOL😂
Wasn't one of his hit songs: "Can't Get Started With You"?
One of the best poker movies! Love the cigars!
THE best poker movie.
GREAT movie, great, great cast ..... Edward G. Robinson, Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Ann Margaret, Tuesday Weld (my cuz' dated her a few times way back when) Cab Calloway, and Joan Blondell. One of my all time favourite movies.
LordofDublin4 you left out Rip Torn
Jack Weston, Jeff Corey, Milton Selzner…
Great scene from a great movie ! One year later, Steve McQueen and Karl Malden would co-star again in the Paramount Western "Nevada Smith".
@@rufust.firefly4890 Well, everyone has a right to their own opinion and I respect that. All forms of art are subjective. As the old saying goes, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". In any case, thanks for your follow up comment !! :-)
Steve Mc queen, the man, and what a cameo from the masterful Edward G Robinson.
RIP to both these wonderful actors
Also a massive mention to Karl Malden 😊
Plus a nod to Rip Torn.
A cameo is a "walk-on, walk-off" role ...Edward G. was the co-star here.
Not a cameo. Just a great performance in a smaller role. The whole cast was amazing. McQueen, Ann Margret, Tuesday Weld, Karl Malden, Robinson, Rip Torn, Joan Blondell, Cab Calloway, Jack Weston, etc.
This film has an awesome cast. McQueen, Robinson, Malden and Torn are all brilliant.
JUS A SUPERB CAST
When Shooter said 'No string bets', they all decided to treat that as more of a suggestion than a rule.
Love this movie, from the opening scene, to the last frame of film. Maybe the best line of the movie is, "I don't need mark cards to beat you, pal." Game on!
Edward G. Robinson could be a huge star in the 21st century. Brilliant actor.
He was a huge star in the 20th century -- that was much better.
Cincinnati kid has just been set up by the master. Just like the movie. Every one watching the movie keeps their eyes on the kid .
Like The Hustler
Hah Edward G. and that moment when you spot the fish at the table.
I love this movie i can watch it once a month The King of Cool playing Edward G Robinson.Great cast KarlMaden,JonBelland,RipYorn,Cab Holloway.
So much acting talent and legends in the one movie scene. When cinema was not about special effects and CGI.
Great to see a young Jack Weston, who was later in the Alan Alda film "The Four Seasons". Edward G. Robinson just takes command of every scene he is in, very calm and regal.
Jack Weston was also in the short tv series based on the Four Seasons movie. I wish the series was out on dvd or available for streaming.
Wow I hadn't seen this literally in decades! Famous bandleader Cab Calloway was also at that table along w/veteran actors Jack Weston, and Martin Selzer! Great movie, I still wish Steve McQueen had won!
It was a better ending with him losing. Every time I see it I sit there and feel what he is feeling. I just stare at the screen, unable to move. It was an amazing ending.
When I first saw this movie as a young kid in the 60's, it really crushed me when the Cincinnati Kid lost that last hand. It still hurts, actually.
One of my all-time favs. Gotta note Rip Torn ( Men in Black) way back when.
this is a very good movie and very life like,don't beatr yourself up TROOPER,YOU GOT TO GO BACK IN TIME FOR THE GOOD FLICS,STEVE IS PURE CLASS
Looking into Edward G. Robinson's eyes is like being at the morgue. I yell out "Damn" every time I see that hook!
I keep getting classic movie poker scenes in my You Tube Recommends.
Keep them coming LOL! 🃏🃏🃏🃏🎴
Classic movie. One of my favs ever
Norman Jewison knew how to get the best out of McQueen (The Thomas Crown Affair.)
Edward G. Robinson was sensational in this movie. One of the Best actors ever along with king of the cool Mr. Steve McQueen, and the fantastic director Norman Jewison makes for a GREAT MOVIE.
playing with cash is the best it has that real old school feel love it.
Gold Au better yet, stacks of gold
Just gotta make sure to not lick them fingers during the game after handling all that unsanitary cash.
@@yeeluvspizza Unsanitary? Hey, money gets washed. You read about it all the time. It goes into Deutsche Bank and it comes out clean.
@@vestibulate I guess he never heard of money laundering.😁👍
Dealer: "No string bets!"
Literally everyone else: "i SeE yOuR FiVe hUnDrEd..."
What a cast, Steve, Edward G, Ann Margaret, Karl K. Rip Torn, even Jack Westin.
Her name is spelled Ann-Margret.
Great group of actors!
Malden says “no string bets” when spelling out the rules. Robinson says “I got your string bet” when he calls and raises in two motions.
That’s not what he means by string bet. In those days, saying “your [insert bet amount]” is the same as saying “raise”. A string bet would have to be pushing in money in segments without previously announcing anything.
Always liked this movie. Steve McQueen is Steve McQueen and a lot of great co-stars.
Edward G Robinson ALWAYS exuded confidence and class no matter what role he played....
I crack at Shooter smile ant 3:24 . Looks so genuine.
Steve McQueen was too cool!
Rip Torn has a great line in this movie you blew it boy you really blew it
This is just a masterful film, & one I never tire of. Just watching the old pros : Robinson--------Blondell-------Torn------Malden ----------Weston & Calloway , along with Ann Margret & Tuesday Weld, the cast is perfection. And, though I am not a fan of McQueen, he was perfect for this role. But hands-down, this one is Edward G. Robinson's finest screen moment, ever. Spencer Tracey could never have done this like E.G. Robinson did ! ----------MJL, 76 y/o
지금 다시보니 출연진들이 막강하네요 ? 스티브 맥퀸 . 칼 말덴 . 안 마그렛 . 에드워드 지 로빈슨 ..... 명배우들이 다수 출연을 했었네요 ? 그때볼땐 도박 영화라 스토리와 장면에 몰입해서 보느라 좀 긴가민가 했었는데요 ? 그땐 마지막 장면에서 그 업청난 반전에 큰 충격을 받았었는데요 ? 모든 도박영화들이 그렇겠지만 몰입도 최고의 정말 대단한 명화입니다 .
2:56 Whenever I see Rip Torn in this film, I just think that he must be Sheldon Cooper's long lost father.
Any movie with a high stakes poker game is a hit.
Unfortunately there aren't many of them. Cincinnati Kid is one of the best
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Grew up like most kids.. wanted to be Steve...beyond hero.
0:55 "There's no string bets."
3:35 "Your 5.... and up 2."
Then Steve's mate comes along and tops up his stack in the middle of a hand. :D
Table stakes is for wimps! Hollywood never uses it.
After all, at the climax you have to be able to bet the deed to the ranch. :)
Terrific film and cast” apart from the stars ‘ the supporting actors were top notch ‘ I was nervous 😥 just watching.
OMG! Edward G. Robinson Wow! I never could decide who was the toughest between James Cagney or Edward G. Robinson.
Cagney was tougher, but both were great.
Hollywood poker movies are amusing. The tension due to all players playing with extreme scared money instead of proper bankrolls... makes sense for a movie.
Yes... They can never be rolled enough because the table stakes rule doesn't exist in the movie universe. Someone always bets the farm
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The guy dealing has such good skill when it comes to dealing those cards
The guy with the rubber band. LOL.
Okay... time to watch this movie.
What a collection of characters
A SUPERB CAST THAT REALLY CAME TOGETHER. ALL TIME CLASSIC
Formidable inoubliable 😮
Steve McQueen dressing like its 1967 in the 1920s. 😂😂😂😂
Pig learned an important lesson about the ol' squeeze play.
Pig didn't get sqeezed. He got raised and reraised. He didn't call.
@@marksimpson2321 That sounds like a squeeze!
He got whipped.
From both sides.
No string bets says the shooter. No one follows that rule. Great movie even with the errors.
One of the best movie about poker....
Superb film all the way around Period!!!!!
THE best.
YES ! LIKE THE HUSTLER AND POOL
What if The Kid said,
"It's table stakes, Lancey. Get with the program!"
Brilliant picture all the way around. Malden is great as the dealer, McQueen is his usual cool self, and Robinson is awesome!
Ann-Margret really filled the screen....ahem.
Man was she STACKED or what LOL!!! (Holy smokes was she delicious!!)
YEP LOL
Cash on the table. Love it.
Right on. I played in a casino once in Colombia where they would put cash on the table. It was cool there because the chips would say $1000... 1000 colombian pesos was about 50c at the time
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So at 0:54 the dealer says, no string bets. But at 3:35 the Man string bets.
Right so a string bet according to that write up...thanks for posting??
@@charlesplott7511 thank you for posting this link.
That s Minnie the moocher.
Wow...I had forgotten just how brutally hot Ann Margaret was...
Yeah, I'm a "young" guy (34 now but 23 when I watched this movie) and I consider her to be pretty "hot" in this movie. Her role in the movie seems like a very promiscuous female who gets treated like trash..My kind of character.. :D
"does that mean Anne Margaret ain't coming" I can see now why Joker was so disappointed.
Mr Fowler ! -------" brutally" doesn't begin to say just how awesome the young AM was ! ---------She was the wet-dream for all of us growing up, in those days. -----I was 16 y/o----a junior in HS, & I had her photo in my locker at school. --------Before this film she did " Bye Bye Birdie" & THAT was a huge success ------largely due to her ! --------------------------------Wolfsky9, 72 y/o
Check out the movie called, The Villain. She's smoking hot in that one too. OMG, it's a funny movie too.
Not gay but... pointing out.. did you notice that's RIP TORN... the man was very handsome way back then.
Cab Calloway at table hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi-ho!
I wouldn't want my dealer to have sleeves like this guy does
Forget everyone else, Ann-Margret here....wow.
Out of all the comments here about her, I think you’re the only one to get her name right.
It is inconceivable that Edward G. Robinson did not win an Oscar for his incredible performance.
People wearing casual suits even to a backroom poker game is a lost art.
This movie is basically the Hustler for card sharks. Karl Malden is George c Scott and Edward G is Jackie Gleason.
Rip Torn is more like the George C. Scott character than Malden is.
There is no actor, and I mean NO actor better at playing his chosen persona than Steve McQueen. The master of the tough guy, who could back it up with his own driving and motorcycle riding in Bullitt and The Great Escape.
Actually, he didn't do all of the driving in either famous scene. He didn't make that motorcycle jump in "The Great Escape" and didn't do all of the driving in the Mustang in the chase scene. Maybe he could have, but he didn't.
1:19 - the legendary Cab Calloway
The way Shooter shuffled the cards...looked like he could see them.
Such a good movie.
Holy smokes--Ann Margaret would make a sinner out of the Pope--WOW!!
amazed that the cards werent checked at the beginning to make sure they were all there....more than once i've had 2 king of hearts or some such flaw
One of THE best movies ever made, & yes, Ann Margret was drop-dead fine!! ------------------------------------WolfSky9, 73 y/o
is that duke ellington at that table? GOD DAMN!
I don't know what's more ridiculous The Man saying "up two" implying $200 more. Only to dramatically say "thousand", or The Kid saying "your two-thousand, three more, I'm two-thousand light". Not to mention, it was implied that The Kid bluffed the man out of the pot via the use of an IOU.
'ill raise'...to an amount i dont have on me lol
So much action for 5 card stud..wouldn't 7 card be better
Dang, Ann Margaret. I watched The Sand Pebbles in the middle of the night, and I wept.
Karl Malden always made the movie he was in a better one. A very good character actor...
Although The Cincinnati Kid is often compared to The Hustler, much as I love Paul Newman's and Jackie Gleason's performances in the latter, I've always found Steve McQueen's and Edward G. Robinson's performances in the former to be much more interesting and complex when they interacted. The two actors thought highly of one another. Edward G. Robinson said of Steve McQueen, "He comes out of the tradition of Gable, Bogie, Cagney, and even me--but he's added his own dimension. He is a stunner..." And Steve McQueen had idolized Robinson while growing up and opted for him to play Lancey Howard when Spencer Tracy insisted on top billing for the same role.
that was alot of money back then, even a 20 dollar bet is probably equivalent to $100 today....................
More like $300-$400 in real terms in the 1930's!
@@Amethyst_Friend when is it set? I can't work it out? Say $10 / day / chair = $200 today, McQueen has a buyin of around $100,000 in today's money poss but then in the book, you can buy quite a lot for a dime so I guess this is a highhh game
BLACK GUY IS CAB CALLOWAY!
TheGuerillapatriot I like it when he says, "I Can't Get Started". That's a song title from the era of his greatest success.
@@vestibulate "I Can't Get Started" was Bunny Berigan's theme song. Its Ira Gershwin lyrics seemed so sophisticated when I was a kid listening to my father's LP -- "And Greta Garbo had me to tea" -- but that was before Cole Porter came along.
Great movie! Deserved more credit
AMEN
One of the extras was Frenchy Brouillette, a pimp, hustler, mob associate who had a book out called" Mr. New Orleans".
Well that pot escalated quickly.
I'm not used to seeing Rip Torn this YOUNG. I legit didn't recognize him before I saw his name in the credits.
Wonder if Steve checked Ann’s temperature?
What an amazing life Steve McQueen led. Starting from when he was very young and a street petty thief.