"The Cincinnati Kid" (ending)

[@Zed-fq3lj]

A superb movie, the cast, the music, the drama, everything superb!

[@karenhumes1513]

They don't make movies with actors like them any more! A true MASTERPIECE OF CINEMA! Greg

[@dantaboo]

"Making the wrong move at the right time." What a line lol

[@ANIME-FOR-LYF]

I think he is saying to be unpredictable or unothodox

[@Pogo4799]

Hi from Italy. That's also a principle in Chess. Emmanuel Lasker, one of the greatest World Champions, often played the wrong move at the right moment. Chess too is a battle of nerfs. Lasker has been WC since 1894 until 1921, it worked.

[@charleshammer2928]

When he offered to take his marker, he should have folded.

[@Flickchaser]

Texx Mexx Never knew that, thanks for the trip back in time. Born in 43, I was raised on BK&WT films. Tracy had box office credentials no doubt, but I can't imagine anyone for "The Man" but Edward G. Robinson, a powerhouse indeed. He is easily associated as the professional gambler, as some his previous characters are after the cash and go where the money is. McQueen had presence and plenty of it on camera, but going head-to head against E.G.R., a Hollywood legend and in reality a cultured man, was a daunting dramatic challenge. No one dominates E.G.R. on camera, it just "ain't" gonna happen no matter what cards your holding, he'll go home with the $$$,the scene and keep his crown... every time!

[@besserman1]

Flickchaser The thing about great actors playing great parts is that it’s difficult to imagine anyone else playing them.Edward G Robinson’s finest role.Maybe

[@bailinnumberguy]

Both players got their absolute dream card on the river. In a casino with a bad beat jackpot, they'd both be loving life.

[@garyburley1960]

the drumbeat as Mcqueens eyes turn steely as he looks up at the street kid, what an epic end

[@yassarjordan8224]

Somehow the cards not only reversed order between 0:54 and 1:43, but look at the queen, it's not even the same style of playing cards.

[@fashizzle78]

I love Edward G Robinson's demeanor and the expression he keeps on his face .. the old pro who refuses to lose to this cocky young up and comer

[@mozart4698]

fashizzle78 The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@Mikado8848]

@@mozart4698 Brando, at 40, wouldn't have the gravitas and would be wrong for the part.

[@Wolfsky9]

One of the all-time best films! Edward G. Robinson stole the show . WolSky9, 71 y/o

[@jacktheripoff1888]

"Making the wrong move at the right time." And then has a victory cigar.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

Those eyes McQueen has though 😍🤩

[@detsportsfan18]

Back when actors were actors, good times.

[@donbrennan4993]

Hard to believe Edward G. Robinson was not nominated or the winner of an Oscar. It was clearly the greatest performance of his long career.

[@crimpcreep6887]

E G R burning his finger but never breaking stride 😎

[@vertxxgg]

great unforgetabl cinematic moment ....from Barcelona

[@christophertadeo6120]

That's Jim carrey, always nostalgic... There's always something to be learned in cinema🎦😀. This was a great movie btw...Steve McQueen...

[@nyterpfan]

According to Wikipedia--the odds against any full house losing to a straight flush in a two-handed game are 45,102,781 to 1. "It's all about doing the wrong thing at the right time."

[@keithdean9149]

but there is always the 1.

[@holdem5180]

in a movie those odds are 2 to 1

[@mikesmith6838]

A true cash game grinder wouldn't have more than 1/20th of his bankroll on the table. He'd also get busted for what was on the table 100 times out of 100. This is a must-call situation unless you have marked cards. Putting all your bankroll in a single sit is stupid. That was his mistake.

[@holdem5180]

lots of mistakes in the movie , string raises all over the place......

[@matthewlangdale]

Never tell me the odds!!

[@crimsonpride9975]

As Lancey mocked the Kid, he almost took too much time and let the fire from his match reach his fingers. "You're good, Kid, but as long as I'm around--ow, shit!"

[@brucearmstrong708]

I would love to hear what modern day pro pokers players would say about this hand.

[@EnemyAce88]

+Bruce Armstrong I'm not a "pro" either, but my poker money is a nice side income that typically covers most of my household bills. In 5 card stud, one pair or just a high card is often good enough to win the pot. Full houses and straight flushes are almost impossible because you only get 5 cards and that's all. You see those big hands more often in 7 stud, hold em, or Omaha where you get 7 or 9 cards to work with, but even then it's certainly not common. I've been playing hold em at the casino about 10 hours per week for the last 12 years, and I've only had three straight flushes in my life. I have had plenty of draws to a straight flush, but it's exceptionally rare to actually catch that one card left in the deck you need to complete it. So here, the odds of one guy getting a full house and another guy getting a straight flush at the same time in 5 card stud are literally far greater than a billion to 1.

[@MrMaybe1]

+Bruce Armstrong Modern day pro poker players only know how to play NLH online on their pijamas !!

[@ksaclo]

+Bruce Armstrong There is nothing really hear to teach or comment on because as someone already mentioned this particular game of Poker (5 card stud) isn't played much today. The scenario that they cooked up for this film is ridiculous because there isn't a poker player in the world that couldn't get caught by that. The odds are so staggering that if he made that same call another 100,000 times he would win every one of those times. It's a silly premise to even comment on this. If they wanted to make it more true to life, then it would have been two pair versus a flush. That is where trying to decipher/read someone, picking up on tells, calculating pot odds, pot management, etc. comes into play.

[@ksaclo]

not sure where you got those statistics, but it actually may be even higher because most of those odds are based on games involving a total of 7 cards that each player get to use. In this case since it is 5 card stud, they even have less chances to get into that scenario.

[@Mitjitsu]

Lance played it horribly and got lucky. The Kid played the hand in a standard fashion up until he check-raised the river. It's especially bad considering he was risking his entire bankroll on it.

[@nikmansol]

What a beautiful scene

[@suasponte6230]

one of SM best.

[@TigerDude333]

Attack of the bad southern accent

[@ernestkovach3305]

Nope , a pretty darn good Southern accent ,actually.

[@stephenclark5812]

Great movie and I love Steve McQueen and Eddy Robinson, but that last hand was pure fiction. No one would play a 5 card stud hand they way Robinson did.

[@mja91352]

Boy, are you wrong. I've seen it too many times

[@mozart4698]

Stephen Clark The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@Mikado8848]

Brando, at 40, wouldn't have the gravitas and would be wrong for the part.

[@jackwoods9604]

@@mozart4698 Edward G Robinson was PERFECT...And DEFINITELY would have been better than Brando for thid part

[@Uncle_Troy]

I wonder what the ending would have been like if the Kid had correctly folded his full house (I say it's correct because it's impossible for The Man to balance his range and he must know that the Kid is never folding).

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

You're second best kid, but as long as I'm around your good you might as well learn to live with it.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

So unbelievable it cheapens the ending for me. It's probably worse than one billion to one odds. You'd have a better chance of winning the lottery twice than this hand happening. ...however I do love the very last scene with the little kid.

[@cobraaction1365]

"one billion to one odds" Isnt that the point? If ladyfingers is "dealing from the bottom" which is a theory put about then its a sure thing

[@aesop8694]

ilovebrandnew carpets. Having played this game for over 40 years and considering they were playing with a deck consisting of 7s and up, the odds of 2 players having such hands are only in the 100s to 1. In my opinion having seen the film on its release the only glaring mistake in the script was that NO experienced player, as the Kid supposedly was, would bet a full house against a possible royal straight.

[@andrewfurst5711]

Think again about the ending. Is it "impossible" to have those two hands in a normal 5 card stud game, one-on-one? Pretty much. Therefore you can either assume that the director was ignorant of the odds, OR "went Hollywood" for the audience by dumbing it down, OR that we are supposed to figure out that the final game was "fixed" by a crooked dealer. I say that final choice is the one the director had in mind, though I have no way of knowing this. And if that is what he had in mind, the ending doesn't cheapen the movie at all - it explains everything. The Kid refused to cheat, but he got cheated! I'm not sure he realized it at that point though, if ever.

[@aesop8694]

@@andrewfurst5711 I will have to see the movie again. But at this stage the script did not reflect the actions of a so called expert player. The last time I saw it was over 50 years ago but at that time all members of my poker group were disappointed with the ending.

[@glpm7180]

It's a movie guys. In real life it's having the Falcons plus 4 in the Patriots Superbowl!

[@alexciocca4451]

Steve was a very good actor to bad all his movies are stuck somewhere I can’t watch them

[@jimmeasel1985]

See, I'm still in charge. Nahhh, see??

[@Nighthawk-8050]

You know I always thought they should have made a sequel of the Cincinnati kid love that film

[@MrBojangles788]

That woulda been a cool sequel. But such classics can be tainted by sequels. The color of money is a great sequel made so many years later tho, I'd say epic.

[@ernestkovach3305]

This movie is far more about human nature and behavior than it is about gambling... even though it is fine gambling movie.

[@Str8Raiser]

Thank God for poker chips, table stakes and not allowing string bets. Watching this mess made my head hurt.

[@meisterwue]

You are SECOND best

[@AmericasComic]

if you want to be champion, you have to have some water.

[@dixondiaz8958]

What are the odds of losing when you're holding a full boat with aces over tens?

[@texxmexx8176]

Pretty darn close to zero I think. That's why i don't get all of this ragging on the Kid...

[@MariusRiley]

: It's like that, especially poker.

[@からすカラス-v4f]

マックイーンの作品の中でもブリットとこの作品は大好きでしたね😃

[@MrBojangles788]

This is my favorite for sure. Bullit is great as well. The great escape is good. A lesser known movie of his which is also one of my favorites is Enemy of the people

[@からすカラス-v4f]

@@MrBojangles788 大脱走、砲艦サンパウロ、ネバダ・スミス、華麗なる賭け、ゲッタウェイと最高でしたね～🎥😃👌👌👌

[@jerryblair2339]

Steve & Edward G top billing I've got him.

[@HankBukowski]

Life is a series of down endings.

[@shanecrowe5955]

Great movie, but good lord, how hot is Ann Margaret? Damn.

[@jeffreyrichardson]

American Express

[@twilightzone7600]

Absolutely great movie with an absolutely great cast...I was 16 in 1965 and was blown away by this great film...2 years later I'm in my own "fight"in 'Nam...seems like forever ago...

[@colinglen4505]

taking the extra kicking from a boy was really a smart addition to the ending. .. highlights the sick gambler and inescapable variance.

[@voice_of_reason5604]

Love the way Edward G Robinson has the burning match between his fingers as he delivers the classic “you’re good kid ...” line. Highlight of a great scene in a terrific movie.

[@phdtobe]

They must have shot several quick takes while the match was burning, as the flame nearly burned down to his fingers!

[@mumblesbadly7708]

That street kid taking Cincinatti’s last penny is the absolute knife in the ribs, especially when the kid turns the knife with his comment, “You try too hard”, before running off with his winnings! 😂

[@GizmoBeach]

The Kid needled the kid twice before w/ that line. Nice little comeuppance.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

@@GizmoBeach What goes around comes around! 😂

[@jamesbell1613]

It's stupid. Poker doesn't work that way unless it's a goofy movie scene.

[@Shatamx]

@@jamesbell1613 Thank god you're here to write and direct a movie that will!!

[@jamesbell1613]

​@@Shatamx😂😂😂 The stupid of your comment is amazing.😂😂😂

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Notice in the part of this scene starting at 2:14 that after Edward G. Robinson's character lights his cigar and says his lines, he points the lit match at Steve McQueen's character and never once looks at the lit match as he allows it to burn down just near his fingers before extinguishing it. This was a wonderful touch that conveys that Lancey was a master poker player who could skillfully--and with perfect timing--play with fire without getting burned.

[@bigmassive69]

"You're good kid, but as long as I'm around you'll always be second best. You might as well learn to live with it."

[@martyemmons1859]

Those lines will work for Steve McQueen as an actor, also. As long as Edward G. Robinson is around, McQueen will be second best.

[@doctorae724]

Yeah, see!

[@davethompson3140]

Great line of the movie only challenged by Lancey’s “You pay the looking price to see the cards, lessons are extra”. What a great f-cling line to use at a poker table.

[@bigmassive69]

@@davethompson3140 Exactly. Gems like these were staples of these early classics.

[@viewmaster617]

Now I see where Sylvester Stallone got that line from in the movie Shade when he beat that young mechanic poker shark

[@hblanche]

"You tried too hard, man." The moral of the movie.

[@fightfairloseeasy8920]

McQueen was great but Edward G Robinson stole the show. He was a fantastic actor. It was an inspired piece of casting

[@jubalcalif9100]

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe ! I read somewhere that the role was originally offered to Spencer Tracy but ill health prevented him from taking it. So thus, Eddie G got it and we're left with a truly wonderful & powerful performance !!

[@martymcfly347]

Oh my ass. McQueen is this movie. He's just an amazing support.

[@mikekemp9877]

more remarkable when you realise spencer tracy had started shooting in the role when he was taken ill! eddie came at a moments notice with no preperation.due to replacing sam peckinpah any further delay may have shut the movie down!

[@martymcfly347]

hey we're also forgetting Rip Torn, This is like.... greatest cast of all time territory. Ideal.

[@mikekemp9877]

@@martymcfly347 and karl maldens magnificent shifty dealer!

[@anastasiaburke6206]

Edward G Robinson just Brilliant acting x

[@MerkinMuffly]

Eddie G's understated acting performance as an old poker pro was pure genius.

[@NATIVESUNSETS65]

One of Edward G. Robinson's best characters , In one scene when they're on a food break and The Kid talks to Lancey "The Man " about gutting (Bluffing) Pig (Jack Weston) and Lancey asks him if he seen it coming twice and The Kid says yes i saw it coming the look on Eddie G's face as he stares at him is a very intrical part of the move. In Lancey 's stare you can see his mind is on the game about how and what it's going to take to beat The Kid it's like he's making a mental note that a bluff will not beat The Kid which almost everyone thinks he's doing (bluffing) as you hear their thoughts in this scene. Lancey is "The Man" Well played Eddie G.

[@capacola262743]

mmmmmyeah, genius, see."

[@stevesouthall4718]

And it was what great actors never see the likes ever again

[@flappospammo]

He was a brilliant actor

[@moviesgalore9947]

The perfect ending to an amazing movie. Much better to see The Kid lose this way than if he had won the big game.

[@mikelldaley9078]

TRUE

[@jamesfeldman4234]

I first saw "The Cincinnati Kid" when I was only 10 years old. The movie was unforgetable, especially this last climactic scene. An interesting bit of trivia about this movie is that the two leading stars, Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson, their only film appearance together, each got their acting start working in Yiddish Theater in New York City. Another interesting factoid about this film, and that is clearly evident in this video clip, is that the great film editing was by Hal Ashby, one of the true Hollywood greats, who would go on to win an Oscar for editing "In the Heat of the Night." Hal Ashby would also go on to direct several films that have become cult classics, including "Harold & Maude," "The Last Detail" and "Being There."

[@nobodyaskedbut]

Ashby's best film is Coming Home which is one of ther best anti-war films of all-time.

[@kevinbraden798]

....yah what you said, and the movie was good to...

[@Firebrand55]

Well researched James.

[@CrabbinFever]

Theyre both jews...that sucks

[@larrymagico]

You're right. I saw this a long time ago and found it riveting and indeed unforgettable! This is one of those movies that makes one say, "They don't make 'em like that anymore."

[@Dabhach1]

You could watch this scene a thousand times, but what made Edward G Robinson such an amazing actor is that not ONCE is he in the least bit triumphalist about the win. ANY other actor in Hollywood playing this role would have crowed like a raven given this material, but Robinson delivers the lines with a straight and respectful face, almost like a father imparting a painful, but important, lesson to his son. Brilliant reading of the part.

[@johnsomerville8005]

You are an idiot. Its a role he played. That's what the role asked for. That's what the director demanded.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

RIP to the late, great Edward G. Robinson. This role was his "Swan Song", for all practical purposes. Never again in his career did he get such a role. He was the original choice for Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes, but the producer fired him to get (the lower-priced) Maurice Evans, and the cast were told to cover it up...

[@georgebuller1914]

@@johnsomerville8005 Calling a guy you know nothing about - based on a character in a story - an idiot, to me shows immaturity and poor breeding. Mr. Francis expressed an opinion; it didn't match with yours, so you chose to try to belittle him. Sorry, but in my eyes, you lose! So the Director MAY have 'demanded' such acting (were you there, did you see him do so?) but only GREAT actors can pull off scenes like this and make them convincing. I won't retaliate by suggesting you eat Hot Dogs etc, but I would suggest that you try to chill out a little and accept the fact that you don't necessarily have the final word on anything in life. All the best :-)

[@mikekemp9877]

you can imagine the spectators telling the story he won and never batted an eyelid first thing yancey did was pick up the tab for drinks and eats ! thats pure class!

[@stevefranckhauser7901]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 I recall an interview with Heston where Heston said EGR was not interested in the daily make up grinder.

[@fischkopf]

*Edward G. Robinson pointing and holding that lit match like a boss: "You're good kid, but as long as I'm around you'll be second best. You might as well learn to live with it."*

[@tuanjim799]

"You're good kid, *real* good. But as long as I'm around, you'll always be second best, seeeee?" -Jim Carrey in *The Mask*

[@crypastesomemore8348]

Classic parody.

[@Zennofobic]

at the time I saw The Mask I hadn't seen Cincinnati :( Line was lost on me I'll have to look for it again

[@ngnotts7796]

This is why I’m here just been watching the Mask with my kids haha

[@memati7199]

Hey Rakeeeee

[@MsLH208]

Yesss!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williammclaughlin5869]

Actors like these 2 comes along once in a lifetime.

[@zooeyhall]

An unusual movie for McQueen, as he usually was the swashbuckling hero who won in the end. However this movie has little "physical" action, and he loses in the end. However McQueen pulls it off perfectly, which goes to show his skills as an actor.

[@FrancoCT15]

zooeyhall in the great escape he also managed to be one of those who Didnt end up escaping and got locked up

[@tumppu1975]

Nice that someone calls it out.

[@brandonterzic]

actually Mcqueen wins. Go back and watch the scene where he is in the bathtub talking to his lady. It's about honor. and the kid keeps his honor by not letting Karl Malden cheat for him.

[@geraldmeadows113]

He died at the end of Sand Pebbles and Tom Horn

[@MrBojangles788]

Mcqueen was the king! Phenomenal actor. Check out Enemy of the people, one of his last films. Its based on an old play but good movie. Papillon is the nuts tho

[@brendapayne6603]

The Kid wanted to beat the Man too much. The Man saw that and was able to use it. Masterful acting by all. Nice to see Cab Calloway, Jack Weston and Rip Torn.

[@robertbonter1190]

Interesting psychology of the bystanders. They loved the kid when he had the edge, dumped him when he lost the big pot. That is what "friends" are good for, your success in good times, and nothing in your hard times. people are so phony and manipulative.

[@mja91352]

Watch the movie before commenting

[@uwotm8]

I'm guessing they bet on him to win.

[@DMTmoneyful]

Tru

[@DATo_DATonian]

Solitude BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all,- There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life’s gall. Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain.

[@Isleofskye]

Not really. People like to be with "Winners" whether I like it or not...

[@phdtobe]

Who else loves that Lancey pulled out $1,000 bills when re-raising the Cincinnati Kid?

[@fredhall6525]

That went a long was in the 60's.

[@phdtobe]

@@fredhall6525 Even better in the 1930s, which was the time setting for this movie.

[@JasonEmerson711]

Lancey only pulls them out when he's got the stone cold nuts.

[@DeanTheLaughingMann]

See, this is a great twist. I think the underlying message for this movie is that ambition and talent can only get you so far until you meet someone who also has the same. Then, it turns into whoever is luckier. In this case, the protagonist lost a lot but not everything. It's very humanizing.

[@michaeldavidmontalvo2402]

And humbling

[@rawnasty139]

He humbled his ass down real quick, there is always someone better!

[@EtzEchad]

I agree. Usually Hollywood poker movies has the protagonist betting everything on the last hand. In this one, he obviously had a setback but would recover. The game wasn't about money anyway. It was about reputation.

[@poopydoodie11]

@@rawnasty139 The one thing I didn't like about this movie is it presents the notion the Lancy is definitively better than the Kid when throughout the session the Kid is consistently out playing him. Lancy happens to give him a bad beat with a hand that has a 1 in 300 billion chance of happening then he trash talks him. As someone who enjoys poker it always drove me nuts lol

[@Paul-vf2wl]

@@poopydoodie11 Lancy and Lady Fingers are working together he just cheated the Kid and he has the sack to trash talk him on top of that he's a master con man.

[@rolandhersan2420]

Edward G. Robinson amazing, incredible actor; too much class, an acting master.....

[@mozart4698]

Roland Hersan wrong!The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@Mikado8848]

Brando, at 40, wouldn't have the gravitas and would be wrong for the part.

[@xtgold2]

I loved everything that EGR ever did, from his tough guy parts in the early 30’s to his last role in Soylent Green.

[@mozart4698]

Ben Shaw The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@Mikado8848]

Brando, at 40, wouldn't have the gravitas...he had snaky charm, vis-à-vis Robinson's classy charm...and would be wrong for the part.

[@Pedro91795]

@@mozart4698 why it god’s name do you keep repeating this illiterate statement that isn’t correct as well as able to be understood?

[@voice_of_reason5604]

@@mozart4698 wasn’t aware of that. Makes no difference to me EGR was perfect

[@bradclem6226]

What was amazing how Edward G hesitated after the kid bet like he had to think about it first,because he knew he had him. One of the all time great scene.

[@davidm2688]

One of the most fantastic and thrilling endings in any picture. McQueen and Robinson were magnificent!

[@mikelldaley9078]

AMEN AMEN

[@AnnihilatingAngel]

The greatest scene in one of the greatest movies ever made. Robinson gutting McQueen with that jack....those dead eyes of his..... It just couldn't be better.

[@yankeeland1]

✝️👀

[@oldsoul1758]

The eyes of every card player who ever got hit with a cooler.

[@Don-rl1sm]

The movie s/ucked you r/etard

[@michaelantony3818]

In five cards...good hand..huge hand in 5 stud..hilarious cooler though..

[@Lewis.Alcindor]

It's weird that Edward G. Robinson here kinda looks like Rip Torn does today...and Rip Torn is unrecognizable in this movie based on what he looks like today. Also, this movie had an absolute murderer's row of hot women: Ann Margret and Tuesday Weld in their prime.

[@wtg2989]

That just blew my mind. I had no idea that was Rip

[@mxplk]

Rip Torn -- R.I.P., 7/9/19

[@mozart4698]

urbananalrapist The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@StrangeDaysGaming]

You're good kid, but as long as I'm around catching running miracle draws...you'll always be second best.

[@Gggmanlives]

Strange W A V E so true!

[@douglaswilliams6834]

"That's why they call it gambling." -Kenny Rogers in The Gambler

[@steverobinson5109]

@eli dakate All true, except the "all in" part. This wasn't a table stakes game. You saw people going into their pockets, like McQueen going light and Robinson did at the end when he pulled out his emergency thousand bill.

[@alcoholya]

true but he called a pretty obvious cooler with just a full house.

[@starguy2718]

Tom Brady, to Patrick Mahomes.

[@jackwoods9604]

Edward G Robinson as usual is the Main Attraction in any movie he is involved in...He played this character so Perfect...Also The Kid Should Have Just Called The 1 Grand River Raise instead of Raising With The Full House...Would Have Just Went on to The Next Hand

[@drex23100]

He made his hand. He played it to the end. That was the right thing to do even if he lost.

[@roseymalino9855]

But it was more than just another hand. He went all in -- body and soul, he put it all on the line, and was wrong.

[@kimholland9316]

I haven't seen this in over 20 years but this scene is unforgettable. Great acting and a great movie

[@walterlv01]

There was never a better badass than Edward G Robinson - even as an old man in his 70s like he was here. Probably the only actor around at the time who it would have been believable for McQueen to not out-badass.

[@brandonterzic]

astute observation my good man.

[@mozart4698]

walterlv01 wrong!The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

@@mozart4698 I doubt that Edward G Robinson could have been outplayed by ANYONE here; especially a mumbling, overpaid fat bastard like Brando.

[@Zennofobic]

the scene where he flips over his river card and they zoom in on everyone's eyes gave me a Night Gallery'esque flashback, it really freaked me out

[@7come11two]

Mm. Great ending to a great movie. Lot's of really good actors and actresses. I loved Joan Blondell, Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson. Rip Torn, Tuesday Weld, Ann Margret, Jack Weston, Carl Malden. They were all great.

[@rmkiels]

Thank you for that! They were a great group who came together in this film.

[@mikelldaley9078]

A REALLY SUPERB CAST FOR ALL TIME ! INCREDIBLY GOOD

[@JOENORTON1]

Robinson looks like the Devil when he's pointing that burning match at McQueen.

[@ernestkovach3305]

On purpose...fine directing.

[@johnbarber4549]

Where's your saviour now, Kid.😶

[@nicolashrv]

actually, the Devil showed up after, in the form of the kid, tempting Cinncinati to play again, right after he felt he was through with gambling........the way the camera focus on the kid, right into his face, defying and mocking at the same time.........Cinncinati has a serious gambling addiction and the devil knows how to exploit it.

[@TJWhitey38]

Ladyfingers was flown out to Pokerstars HQ after this.

[@ЯворГанев-е1в]

Stfu fish

[@MrBojangles788]

Lol hahaha

[@johnhein2539]

A lot of hypocrisy when he walks away from that table. The woman and the gangster looking dude totally thought he was going to win, then talk to him like he was an idiot making a bonehead play

[@Flickchaser]

"Ladyfingers"- Joan Blondell at 60yrs when this was filmed and still looking gooood!! Blue chip cast all around. Edward G. Robinson dominates, takes the $$$ and the last scene with elegant force and polished skill.

[@texxmexx8176]

+Flickchaser I just read that Spencer Tracy was originally cast as The Man but dropped out due to illness. If so, that was certainly a lucky break for the movie, IMHO. Tracy was a great, great actor but I see him as Father Flanagan, not a gambler. Robinson just fits perfectly in this role, I don't see how anyone could do it better

[@colinglen4505]

I couldn't agree more about Edward g ..he is one of those actors that has me riveted to the screen..he's short and fat and looks ike a toad...but I can't take my eyes off of him..that is star quality.

[@Flickchaser]

E.G.R. had tremendous range. In "The Sea Wolf" 1941, he played Wolf Larsen captain of the hell ship "Ghost" . Larsen, the main character, a combination brute and intellectual, was captured very well by Robinson as most everything he did was a memorable performance.

[@PRR5406]

XNobody could out take McQueen with such smooth class, backed up by subtlety, like Edward G. Robinson. Acting at its peak. Brilliant.

[@tubewatcher38]

I'd give you Joan & take Ann Margaret any time.

[@Syrastro]

Ann margret = amazingly hot in this movie

[@chefduane3742]

Ann Margaret IS amazingly hot in EVERY movie.

[@capacola262743]

@@chefduane3742 and in real life too.

[@martymcfly347]

She's on fire

[@airdre1]

1:18 "you're right, the kid's got him" Who's right? Did he just answer someone else's thoughts?

[@nicolashrv]

only 2 were thinking, 3 of them were actually talking

[@harrington78]

forget the cards , ann margeret had to be the hottest female on the planet back then !!

[@EnemyAce88]

Totally. I'd go all in on her anytime.

[@justtalk5970]

+EnemyAce88 haha that was clever

[@shack8110]

you really blew it loser by losing to that straight flush

[@shack8110]

2 players heads up, and the alternate cards form a straight flush and a boat, come on man

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

ade sherwood agreed

[@imanbio]

Casino Royale and Rounders were made years later than this and still can't get close to how the game and the poker atmosphere is conveyed in this movie. Actings are top notch... Too real

[@douglee5599]

Iman Haji Well, actually this movie was full of poker mistakes, rounders was done right! In poker you never say I call you, and raise you!!

[@andrewfurst5711]

"Zoe the Cat" - true about the odds if there was no cheating. However, it's left to the viewer as to whether that was a "set up" hand (i.e. not a random dealing). Someone already had tried to help The Kid cheat and he didn't want it. Who is to say that after The Kid turned them down, that The Man didn't cheat? I say it was a cheat hand, no doubt about it - given the odds of it being real, plus the foreshadowing of the cheating possibility.

[@coachb2766]

Look at the cast. Anybody at that table could carry a movie on their own . I love Rounders but this cast is superb

[@timothyernest6429]

@Zoe TheCat Wrong. Odds are long but possible.

[@imanbio]

@@douglee5599 that's how poker was played back then, check another great old poker scene in "the sting". The emotional side of poker, the hand play, the looks, the chit chat, all ckeck in this movie. Especially, Edward G. Robinson nailed the role of a poker shark; 10x better than John Malkovich in rounders. McQueen and Damon played almost at the same level imo. But EGR just killed it here

[@randybailin4902]

Once Lancey called the $3500 and raised $5000 any pro would've known he was beat. If he was trying to buy it he would've raised much more than $5000 into that pot. In the real world, only a crooked dealer would deliver Lancey that kind of winning scenario. Both players get their dream card into that fat pot. Highly unlikely.

[@andrewfurst5711]

Actually you've solved the riddle of the last hand. "Only a crooked dealer" is exactly what happened, even though the film does not say this explicitly. The odds of having that final hand were ridiculously long IF no one was cheating. But the possibility of dealer cheating was already raised in the movie, therefore it is the most likely explanation of that "impossible" final hand.

[@josephcameron537]

It's called a Cooler

[@genegeneish]

Yeah, I'm one of many who has stolen that line for my own use. "As long as im around you'll be second best". There is no come back for this.

[@nedmerrill5705]

An interesting movie. The ending is a little surprising; one might have expected that The Kid might have come out on top for a happy ending, but The Man surprises him. Melba (Ann-Margret) is the Devil in a dress in this, everything she touches turns sour. Christian (Tuesday Weld) is The Kid's salvation. A landmark movie from my youth.

[@HeadsUpSnGGuY]

Shoeshine boy = Young Phil Ivey

[@shipitplease99999]

From the rubble, a hero is born...

[@scottmiller6495]

One of the greatest endings to a gambling movie of all time very intense and well acted !!!!!

[@mozart4698]

Scott Miller The director had to involve Marlon Brando instead of Edward Robinson. That was the best mistake. If he did that, he would become one of the best films in history.

[@richardpetty6088]

Rounders is also good

[@michaelnichols304]

Steve McQueen was great actor

[@nicolashrv]

The trick is not playing poker for 30 years, not wining 10 tournaments in a casino royale, and certainly is not learning about statistics and mathematics..............the REAL trick is to sleep with the dealer.......that way she can give you the cards you want.

[@debgib007]

So damn realistic how he lost at the end. Like I do many times on the river.

[@nhmooytis7058]

The King of Cool...RIP Steve.

[@footballfan8989]

Why are these professionals always putting their entire bankroll on the line in these movies? Don't they know basic money management and to play smaller if they only have 10k or less? Of course he's going broke if he puts his entire roll on the line when he could play smaller. He's a degen not a pro and he wouldn't have gotten close to this big for so long.

[@ReccaWolf]

Robinson was like, "Is this the card you're looking for?" Dead silence. Then talking shit. XD But still, the part with the kid just tells McQueen that there's always gonna be someone better and luckier than you.

[@victorysaber1608]

I liked this ending cause he loses. Not like so many generic movies where they win.

[@Mitjitsu]

0:40 - I think we've all had that moment at the poker table where we shit ourselves when our opponent makes that big unexpected raise on the river.

[@timirish2563]

I savour the late-career performances of Edward G. Robinson--a man who practically invented modern screen acting. His utter restraint--it is like watching a master diamond cutter at work--you just keep quiet and watch. McQueen ups his game about ten notches here--his own restraint is nearly impossible to believe--and there's not a motorcycle or souped-up Mustang in sight. That one bead of sweat slowly running down his face--and he is not tempted to wipe it away: that's how internal his character's drama is. No one anywhere is making movies like this. More's the pity...

[@yourontheair]

never heard "More's the pity". thanks

[@donaldpaluga]

​@@yourontheairyou've never watched The Price IS Right in the 80s

[@yourontheair]

right@@donaldpaluga

[@michaellazzeri2069]

Ohhhhhh my, this film is why I love cinema ! While not a McQueen fan, he's perfect for this role, as are all the characters & actors portraying them. But it's the old pro, Edward G. Robinson who steals every scene he's in, especially the ending. -----MJL, 76 y/o

[@lookaguru]

Juanda: "I had trips"

[@donaldpaluga]

FISH, WHAT THE FUCK? I had a full house.....AND I'M OUT!-Phil Hellmuth

[@can0mark]

his hand is so ridiculous. Not even the improbability of getting that hand while facing the other hand. But the fact that everyone get's pissed off at him for going all-in with aces full

[@Mitjitsu]

The Kid did make a bad with that check raise at the end.

[@andrewfurst5711]

You need to see the entire movie. They aren't mad at The Kid for betting big on a full house, they are mad at him for not cheating, which they wanted him to do. The Kid found out they were giving him good cards from a fixed deck, and he told them to play it straight and had them change dealers. So they were mad at him that he "had to do it his way" (i.e. not cheat). Ironically, the ridiculous odds of the final hand show that someone almost certainly then cheated on behalf of The Man. When you understand the "cheating" angle, you understand why that "impossible" last hand wasn't so impossible.

[@jamesbell1613]

It's ridiculous on so many levels... You cannot be forced to get more money beyond table stakes. 😂