5 CARD STUD
DIRECTED BY HENRY HATHAWAY
PRODUCED BY HAL B. WALLIS/ PAUL NATHAN/ JOSEPH H. HAZEN
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards
he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered,
one after another; all by hanging.
Who will be killed next and who is responsible?
Is it one of the original party seeking to cover their accursed deed,
or perhaps the mysterious Rev. Jonathan Rudd, who has recently arrived in town?
Written by Alfred Jingle
Full Cast
Dean Martin ... Van Morgan
Robert Mitchum ... The Rev. Jonathan Rudd
Inger Stevens ... Lily Langford
Roddy McDowall ... Nick Evers
Katherine Justice ... Nora Evers
John Anderson ... Marshal Dana
Ruth Springford ... Mama Malone
Yaphet Kotto ... Little George
Denver Pyle ... Sig Evers
Bill Fletcher ... Joe Hurley
Whit Bissell ... Dr. Cooper
Ted de Corsia ... Eldon Bates
Don Collier ... Rowan
Roy Jenson ... Mace Jones
Jerry Gatlin ... Frankie Rudd (uncredited)
Joe Gray ... Cowhand (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... O'Hara (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy ... Deputy Marshal Otis (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer ... Mrs. Frank Wells (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan ... Fred Carson (uncredited)
George Robotham ... Stoney Burough, Evers' Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Hope Summers ... Customer in General Store (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Marguerite Roberts (screenplay)
Ray Gaulden (novel)
Original Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Daniel L. Fapp
James V. King
Goofs
Character error
Al Dana refers to himself as a "simple town marshal" but the sign outside his office says he is a U.S. Marshal.
Continuity
When Nick is shot and dumped into the grave there is blood on his upper body, but there is no blood or bullet hole visible on his shirt.
In the scene where Van Morgan and the Reverend Rudd are shooting at the wind mill they empty their guns. The next scene shows them reloading both weapons. The revolvers had swing out cylinders. Later in the gunfight in town, when they reload their pistols, they are now using Colt Peacemakers that have a loading port to the right side of the cylinder.
In the church scene when The Rev. Jonathan Rudd meets Nick Evers, the Reverend collects four hymnals from the benches, placing the spine of the books in his right hand. The books then flip over with the spines in his left hand. At the end of the conversation, the stack of books flip back over with the spines in his right hand.
When Van Morgan is playing poker in the opening scene he has a shirt on with two pockets that button down. The next morning after he crawls into town after being hit on the head the night before he has on a shirt with one pocket.
Memorable Quotes
Filming Location
Durango, Mexico