
In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun.
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Angel

James Coburn
Commodore Duvall

Dub Taylor
Room Clerk

Geoffrey Lewis
Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker

Paul L. Smith
The Archduke

Dan Hedaya
Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Dennis Fimple
Stuttering

Denver Pyle
Old Gambler on Riverboat