5 Card Stud (1968): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch
5 Card Stud is a 1968 mystery western directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Roddy McDowall as Nick Evers, Katherine Justice and Dean Martin. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes. Stream it on Hoopla, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is 5 Card Stud About?
The premise of 5 Card Stud without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A card cheat was hung… then all hell broke loose! The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
5 Card Stud Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- year 1880
- denver colorado
- card playing
- based on novel
- murder of brother
- bible thumper
- colorado
- title cowritten by female
- putting flowers on a grave
- serial murder
- whodunnit mystery
- frontier town
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- murder by strangling
- unknown grave
- barber shop
- front business
- implied sex
- prostitute
- murder by hanging
- murder of a man
- biblical quote
- cutting a deck of cards
- miner
- murder of a deputy sheriff
- poker the card game
- revenge
- shot in the stomach
- singing
- son hates his father
- stagecoach
- target practice
- classical western
- shooting
- hymn
- buckboard
- quick draw
- hollowed out book
- professional gambler
- reference to jesus christ
- breaking a gun
- loading a gun
- fire alarm
- water trough
- oil lamp
- ambidextrous
- murdered in a church
- grave side ceremony
- hanged from a bell rope
- church bell
- derringer
Where to Watch 5 Card Stud
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5 Card Stud Cast & Characters
Roddy McDowall leads the cast as Nick Evers, with Katherine Justice as Nora Evers and Dean Martin as Van Morgan. Directed by Henry Hathaway; 19 actors are credited in all.
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Director Henry Hathaway
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Roddy McDowall as Nick Evers - Katherine Justice as Nora Evers
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Dean Martin as Van Morgan - Inger Stevens as Lily Langford
Also Starring in 5 Card Stud
· 15 more- Robert Mitchum Reverend Jonathan Rudd
- Whit Bissell Dr. Cooper
- Yaphet Kotto Little George
- Ted de Corsia Eldon Bates
- Chuck Hayward O'Hara (uncredited)
- Denver Pyle Sig Evers
- John Anderson Marshal Dana
- Roy Jenson Mace Jones
- Louise Lorimer Mrs. Frank Wells
- Joe Gray
- Don Collier Rowan
- Robert F. Hoy
- Jerry Gatlin
- Ruth Springford Mama Malone
- Bill Fletcher Joe Hurley
5 Card Stud Plot Summary
What happens in 5 Card Stud from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1880, Rincon is a rough, sun-scorched frontier town about 100 miles from Denver. A nameless drifter and gambler is caught cheating at a five-card stud game. The players, led by the volatile Nick Evers, Roddy McDowall drag him toward lynching. Van Morgan, Dean Martin, tries to intervene and halt frontier justice, but the crowd overpowers him and the man is hanged. He leaves town, but returns once he learns that several other poker players have fallen to grisly murders. Morgan forms a wary bond with Lily Langford, Inger Stevens, the barbershop owner, and a quiet romance grows as danger returns.
Full summary
The whole story of 5 Card Stud, scene by scene
5 Card Stud Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Vinegar Syndrome Labs Blu-ray Promo Trailer
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5 Card Stud FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of 5 Card Stud, each answered in a sentence.
How long is 5 Card Stud?
5 Card Stud runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was 5 Card Stud released?
5 Card Stud was released on July 28, 1968.
Who directed 5 Card Stud?
5 Card Stud was directed by Henry Hathaway.
More films by Henry Hathaway Who is in the cast of 5 Card Stud?
5 Card Stud stars Roddy McDowall as Nick Evers, Katherine Justice as Nora Evers and Dean Martin as Van Morgan, among 19 credited actors.
Where can I watch 5 Card Stud?
In the US, 5 Card Stud is streaming on Hoopla and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
Does 5 Card Stud have a post-credit scene?
No. 5 Card Stud has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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