Five Card Stud
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Movie Reviews of Five Card Stud
Movie Review: Now if Roddy McDowall were in an ape costume...
Summary: 1 Stars
I can't believe how many reviewers are giving Roddy McDowall accolades for his performance in this monstrosity. Out of all of the shortcomings this movie has, its biggest one is the miscasting of Roddy McDowall in a tough-guy role. I couldn't help but laugh every time he was on the screen, because I couldn't believe a scrawny, short guy with impeccably-pronounced British English in the role of a tough, Old West cowboy. I'm not a macho brute by any means, but when I watch a Western, I want true (actually, make that typical Hollywood formula) cowboys and action.
Other reviewers have rightly mentioned that the plot is a bit thin; it's so thin that you can see right through it. Robert Mitchum was a good actor, and he did the best job in this film even though his character was also poorly written. As for Dean Martin, I never did think he was much of a cowboy actor; he did okay in both "Rio Bravo" and "The Sons of Katie Elder," but it didn't hurt that those were star vehicles for John Wayne; without the Duke, Dino didn't fare as well in Westerns.
The only way they could have made this stinker of a movie entertaining would have been to have Roddy McDowall riding around in an ape costume with an ammo belt draped over his shoulder and a rifle in his hand (I know, I know - he was a 'good' ape). I'm not sure whether this movie or "Planet of the Apes" came out first (both were released in 1968), but that would have made a funny tie-in with "...Apes", and it wouldn't have been any more ludicrous than any of the things that are already in "Five Card DUD".
Movie Review: Five Card Dud
Summary: 1 Stars
The idea of teaming Robert Mitchum with Dean Martin certainly had potential, but no one bothered to provide a worthwhile vehicle. "Five Card Stud" (1968) is a ludicrous Western "whodunit" directed by the usually reliable Henry Hathaway. Nothing works here - even Dino's title song falls flat. It's hard to believe Mitchum turned down "The Wild Bunch" in favor of this turkey.