It was the hands of John Scarne, a noted card handler, who performed those card tricks.Kudos to the editor who made it look like it was Newman doing the tricks.
@@phillipfry9765 At 0:42. Either they switch positions _very_ quickly. Or more likely, they cut and splice the film from the takes for each when there are no hands in the picture. They add the sound effects later of the train so it appears (sounds) like it's all one smooth take. When you look at scenes like this it makes you realise how much work went into it than just the 1 minute we saw, even though it looks quite simple.
@@phillipfry9765 dealing seconds, the second card from the top, and giving the top ace to yourself in turn. Dealing from the bottom. Is a similar skill.
@@starguy2718 Well you're gonna shake someone's hand in a day after taking a crap. Whether it's right after or an hour. Wtf is the difference? He washed his hands I'm sure. Real men eat poop for breakfast
It's all in the book called the Expert at the card table by S.W. Erdnase it's just false cuts and second deals I can do that same trick and even add a shuffle
It's no surprise that it's not Paul Newman's hands doing the card tricks...but remember, this movie won for best film editing....Paul Newman's acting and the stand-in's hands seamlessly edited into an iconic film clip showing a master con man at the top of his game!
I saw this movie at the theater with my sisters. Way back when the movie first came out. I was only 8 years old. When I saw this scene, I was so amazed. It literally changed my life, I knew I wanted to learn how to do that. All these years later, that whole train sequence has become such a great classic scene. Especially with card guys and magicians knowing the background to that scene.
Paul Newman would have to wait until 1987 before receiving his first Best Actor Oscar, for his role in the 1986 film "The Color of Money". And after 8 Best Actor nominations.
“Can I get a ‘cut’ please”?! Even after all of the fancy card-shuffling (by the dealer and/or your opponent), always “cut” the card-deck afterwards with your own card-deck shuffle. In addition, demand the card-deck be changed with a new card-deck periodically - to avoid the scam/hustle.
A real card cheat would never do those fancy cuts and flourishes at the card table. Instead he would shuffle like everyone else to blend in and avoid attention, but yes I agree to always cut the cards
that's correctjohn scarne did do the tricks have you ever read his book "the odds against me"great book he was the master at cheatingand card mechanic type stuff
ok so im sure but since the bike deck is blue and the tally ho box is red It's safe to assume that the bike deck probably came from another box. but hey its anyones guess
Newman is not doing the card tricks. Technical advisor John Scarne is doing the card tricks. You see his hands go out of frame at 0:43 and Newman takes over from there.
HOLY CRAP. THE CARD SCENE MUST BE SHOT ENTIRELY IN CGI !!?? I WONDER WHAT KILLER CGI SYSTEM THEY WERE USING BACK THEN!!?? the top of the line computer chip back then is 0.0007 Ghz, and it is a 4-bit chip (even if you are watching this youtube video with a potato computer, it is almost guaranteed 64bit). With that chip, my super duper accurate mental-arithmeticastical-calculatus-ness shows that it would take the film maker... 3401.14 gazillion years to render this scene... So... the film has not been released yet... wait a minute... To those smart a** saying "gazillion" is not a real number... SHUT UP!
John Scarne is dealing second's from :24-:30. Watch and freeze the video to see this dealer cheating technique. The left index finger is not touching the left middle finger. The second card from the deck comes in between these fingers in a side-arm motion. The proper procedure is to keep these fingers married to each other. The card should be going over the top of the left index finger. We will be able to spot a cheating dealer by watching this.
@killermodrul Learn to deal top seconds, though I like this method many make the "strike" deal look mesmerizing. Absorb every type of sleight and make them flawless as they all have their place. Most of it is that magical thing all the greats have and that's merely convincing the others that you couldn't possibly burn something past them and all is truly on the level. Words are of little use especially at a card game. An actor may be the best coach.
If you ever noticed it's not the actor doing the tricks. There is a very subtle cut at 0:44 which you can pick up on by looking at the table. The only thing he does is flip over the cards. Just thought I'd mention that.
This is Paul Newman at his best! I could watch "The Sting" a million times! It's got to be one of the all time greatest films!
Paul the coolest did you see hud
completelyt agreed, greatest actor of all time
@@cmhermes819 Yes, Hud is Great! Newman Rules! Love The Verdict.
Don’t forget Butch and Sundance, also great acting
With you all the way.. Best ever movie
The best hidden cut in cinema history.
It was the hands of John Scarne, a noted card handler, who performed those card tricks.Kudos to the editor who made it look like it was Newman doing the tricks.
that editor won the Oscar for it
That just blew my mind! Had to rewind it...
Heck of a job. How is that done?
@@phillipfry9765 At 0:42. Either they switch positions _very_ quickly. Or more likely, they cut and splice the film from the takes for each when there are no hands in the picture. They add the sound effects later of the train so it appears (sounds) like it's all one smooth take.
When you look at scenes like this it makes you realise how much work went into it than just the 1 minute we saw, even though it looks quite simple.
@@phillipfry9765 dealing seconds, the second card from the top, and giving the top ace to yourself in turn. Dealing from the bottom. Is a similar skill.
0:54 - that face always gets me!!
S James same here amigo lol
"Sorry I'm late fellas- I was taking a crap"
@@starguy2718 Well you're gonna shake someone's hand in a day after taking a crap. Whether it's right after or an hour. Wtf is the difference? He washed his hands I'm sure. Real men eat poop for breakfast
Love how he has that laid-back smirk & later winks afterwards haha
Thanks for posting this great scene from an all-time classic movie!
John Scarne is Badass.
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I watched this movie for the first time this week, at 38. I cant believe how great a movie this is and how many great actors are in it.
Saw this movie at the Hollywood Cinerama dome in 1973.
@@fernandopineda1589 Very cool. Would of joined ya, but wasnt born yet=D
Yeah, i agree, that look he gave him had me laughing out loud!
years of practice, my son. Scarne was a great showman.
It's not years of practice he did basic moves
I learned em all in a week
It's all in the book called the Expert at the card table by S.W. Erdnase it's just false cuts and second deals I can do that same trick and even add a shuffle
Then turn the deck from shuffled to new deck order
It's no surprise that it's not Paul Newman's hands doing the card tricks...but remember, this movie won for best film editing....Paul Newman's acting and the stand-in's hands seamlessly edited into an iconic film clip showing a master con man at the top of his game!
Yeah for years i thought it was actually him doing the tricks till my father pointed out the edit :)
@@phr00tpie Not to mention it was the legendary John Scarne himself doing the tricks.
I cant think of another actor that makes his job look so easy. Newman just oozes charisma
Such a classic movie....such a classic cast
lol What a great scene. I have so much respect for him. He actually spent the time to practice that style of sleight of hand.
It was John Scarne, not Newman who did the card tricks in this movie :)
These Hands are John Scarne's Hands. They switch at 0.44 to Paul Newman's hands =). I love wikipedia :)
It won the oscar for best film editing!
I thought that might be the case (check out the thumb tips). Great switch though as I didn't notice a cut.
Wikipedia lol. Such a great place for bs info. This time they're correct tho
I love this man ♡♡♡
exellent film and love the sountrack 5/5
Great scene!
Holy crap! That's amazing.
Newman was the man
When he spreads the cards on the table and moves his hands away at 0:43, I noticed a cut. That's when Paul Newman gets in, and finishes the trick.
Thing is, he could have learnt those moves himself in a week or two, could enough at least after a few takes.
@@zarrow50 Still, it was cool that they brought in the legendary John Scarne himself!
@@SergeantExtreme I had the Expert card book and learnt those moves and it took a while.
@@zarrow50 A week? Idk about that. Not that smooth. I think you're dreaming
I saw this movie at the theater with my sisters. Way back when the movie first came out. I was only 8 years old. When I saw this scene, I was so amazed. It literally changed my life, I knew I wanted to learn how to do that. All these years later, that whole train sequence has become such a great classic scene. Especially with card guys and magicians knowing the background to that scene.
crazy editing on this sequence
a bicycle deck with a tally-ho box~!!!what the ...
lol
wow stike second with the thumb lifting off, looks great.
Great movie!!!!
"According to Scarne!"
0:43 Edit point!
Oh yes!! Well spotted
Thank you sir..I watched the film like 3 times. Never caught that
I noticed that too. Both hands are out of frame.
0:52 Redfords WTF face!
brilliant film
My FAVORITE alltime !!
lol this movie confused the shit out of me it was so good!
Googd acting skill actually matters. This scene is amazing!
For the flubbing part, I guess they let Newman do it 🤣
I’m sorry but this is just hilarious
i love the cuts
Paul Newman would have to wait until 1987 before receiving his first Best Actor Oscar, for his role in the 1986 film "The Color of Money". And after 8 Best Actor nominations.
@bd159789 And I marvel at the fact that Scarne's and Newman's hands were similar enough to get away with the substitution.
@archangelum my favorite film
correct on all 3 with marlo in 3rd, in my opinion.
the is a quick edit, if you watch closely when they switch, after the spread is turned over
As soon as he takes his hands away the camera cuts then starts again to pan up to Paul Newman. You have to look very closely
Pool, cards, hockey… what can Paul Newman not do?
@Fleck5829 Every card you see now was made in the past too, together with other great decks that you can't find nowadays.
What? You're telling me you cant find a bicycle deck nowadays? Try coming out your cave once in a while.
@killermodrul it's a second deal move, officially known as the push off second deal i think, hard to master, hard to learn
And all your practice would be undone by the cut, cold deck is better.
Card Manipulations performed by Ricky Jay!
Those are the hands of John Scarne. There is probably one other person who can deal a second like he could.
Persi Diaconis?
@@ernestbrown9660Darwin Ortiz?
@pastirot thank you very much man
Damn i didn't realise it was Scarne.
I bet Vernon, Marlo and Forte could.
there are many grips and ways to second deal, not all easy to spot.
Filming was done in 1971 and 1972 I believe.
@thiebmaster not a charlier cut i think its and erdnase one hand cut but could be wrong
Can someone please tell me how he does that?
@TheBradTobin You're right ! I didn't notice his index finger.
@UndergroundLegend78 It's a charlier cut
“Can I get a ‘cut’ please”?!
Even after all of the fancy card-shuffling (by the dealer and/or your opponent), always “cut” the card-deck afterwards with your own card-deck shuffle.
In addition, demand the card-deck be changed with a new card-deck periodically - to avoid the scam/hustle.
A real card cheat would never do those fancy cuts and flourishes at the card table. Instead he would shuffle like everyone else to blend in and avoid attention, but yes I agree to always cut the cards
what about the first two tricks?
yeah, Edward Marlo ;)
Yes tell all your friends
The false cuts and shuffles he uses are in a book called the Expert at the card table by S.W. Erdnase. and so is the false deal
@thiebmaster no its an erdnase shift
that's correctjohn scarne did do the tricks have you ever read his book "the odds against me"great book he was the master at cheatingand card mechanic type stuff
0:52 ... upps! ;)
I would be glad if anyone could tell me how he is counting the cards on the table with the ace remaining on top.. anyone ? please ?
Nobody is counting cards.
BoxStudioExecutive *cutting
It's a false cut. The technique he's using to deal out cards while keeping the ace on the top is called "second dealing".
yes
@killermodrul it's called false deal........it's magic/gambling trick
he is dealing the card below the ace all the time
"Kick a buck."
John Scarne's hands.
ok so im sure but since the bike deck is blue and the tally ho box is red It's safe to assume that the bike deck probably came from another box. but hey its anyones guess
right !
lol
Those are not Paul Newman’s hands.
He can do second deal so smoothly, but he cant spring the cards lol.
-Sur.
Newman is not doing the card tricks. Technical advisor John Scarne is doing the card tricks. You see his hands go out of frame at 0:43 and Newman takes over from there.
Does Newman do the one handed thumb cut?
John Scarne. Correct.
a basic strike second, erdnase tripple packet false cut
Thanks dad
this trick is older than the story of human
0:53
HAHHAHA CLASSIC EPIC FAIL! LOVE THIS SCENE
asmr
@CopyCat1995 NO, hes doing a strike.
bikes, not hoyle. dont be thrown by the tally ho box on the table
How the heck does he do that?!
This movieeе is nooow aavaaailable tooo watcch herе => twitter.com/4a9f364d5d0f1a072/status/795842087446941696 The Sting Card tricks
John Scarne is doing the close up stuff. He does a strike second deal, two false cuts, from Expert at the Card Table, and a one handed thumb cut
HOLY CRAP. THE CARD SCENE MUST BE SHOT ENTIRELY IN CGI !!?? I WONDER WHAT KILLER CGI SYSTEM THEY WERE USING BACK THEN!!??
the top of the line computer chip back then is 0.0007 Ghz, and it is a 4-bit chip (even if you are watching this youtube video with a potato computer, it is almost guaranteed 64bit). With that chip, my super duper accurate mental-arithmeticastical-calculatus-ness shows that it would take the film maker... 3401.14 gazillion years to render this scene... So... the film has not been released yet... wait a minute...
To those smart a** saying "gazillion" is not a real number... SHUT UP!
Erm?
1st trick is 2nd deal 2nd false shuffling
@TheBradTobin ok then, i was wrong.
John Scarne is dealing second's from :24-:30. Watch and freeze the video to see this dealer cheating technique. The left index finger is not touching the left middle finger. The second card from the deck comes in between these fingers in a side-arm motion. The proper procedure is to keep these fingers married to each other. The card should be going over the top of the left index finger. We will be able to spot a cheating dealer by watching this.
You can tell Newman took over at 0:52
Where my ASMR perverts?
@killermodrul
Learn to deal top seconds, though I like this method many make the "strike" deal look mesmerizing. Absorb
every type of sleight and make them flawless as they all have their place. Most of it is that magical thing all
the greats have and that's merely convincing the others that you couldn't possibly burn something past them
and all is truly on the level. Words are of little use especially at a card game. An actor may be the best coach.
If you ever noticed it's not the actor doing the tricks. There is a very subtle cut at 0:44 which you can pick up on by looking at the table. The only thing he does is flip over the cards.
Just thought I'd mention that.
aw man, I don't get it!
@Fleck5829 And they were better.
he screwed up on purpose
Tokens
Patience
Test
The Universe
How he went from 3's to jokers...can someone ACTUALLY explained
not really "tricks" though. They are cheating techniques.
The reaction at 0:52 is so overacted, i always crack up