The Cincinnati Kid

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Cast

Steve McQueen

as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")

Edward G. Robinson

as Lancey Howard

Ann-Margret

as Melba Nile

Karl Malden

as Shooter

Tuesday Weld

as Christian Rudd

Joan Blondell

as Lady Fingers

Rip Torn

as William Jefferson Slade

Jack Weston

as Pig

Cab Calloway

as Yeller

Jeff Corey

as Hoban

Reviews

John Chard

People will sit down at the table with you, just so they can say they played with The Man Blah blah blah is the feelings I get when I see comments about this being McQueen's answer to The Hustler, the Newman film is firmly ensconced in the hall of classics and rightly so, but this is a different ...

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