The Gambler

The Gambler

94 mins | Western, TV Movie | April 8, 1980

This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.

The Gambler

94 mins | Western, TV Movie | April 8, 1980

The Gambler
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Ken Kragen Productions
Original title The Gambler
Directors Judy Rosenthal, Armando M. Huerta, John Marias, Dick Lowry
Writers Jim Byrnes, Cort Casady

Cast

Kenny Rogers

as Brady Hawkes

Bruce Boxleitner

as Billy Montana

Harold Gould

as Arthur Stobridge

Clu Gulager

as Rufe Bennett

Lance LeGault

as Doc Palmer

Lee Purcell

as Jennie Reed

Ronnie Scribner

as Jeremiah

Noble Willingham

as Conductor

Bruce M. Fischer

as Tabor

Borah Silver

as Botkin

Lew Brown

as Johnson

Lee Paul

as George

Robert Lussier

as Crown

Edward Walsh

as Charlie Rose

Marianne Gordon

as Dallas

Charles Knapp

as Shuster

Ed Bakey

as Eli

David S. Cass Sr.

as Winters

Neil Summers

as Polo

Earl W. Smith

as Brinsley (uncredited) / Brinsley

Jerry Wills

as Rufe's Henchman