The frontier gambler is one of the most recognizable stock characters of the 19th century American frontier. Historically, gamblers were of both sexes...
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Frontier Gambler is a 1956 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars John Bromfield, Coleen Gray...
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was cast in Bonanza in 1964 and in Death Valley Days in 1965, as a young gambler, Patrick Hogan, who meets a tragic fate after winning a small fortune in...
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American Roadhouse Poker Alice House, formerly the bordello of the frontier gambler Alice Ivers Tubbs, known as Poker Alice Kinship at the Sturgis Community...
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The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated...
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Roman Catholic bishop, born in Trinidad in 1889 Alice Ivers Tubbs, frontier gambler known as "Poker Alice" Thomas Wilson, composer, born in Trinidad in...
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Robins, Georgia, United States, who were named after the American frontier gambler, gunfighter, and dentist, Doc Holliday. In 1971 Bruce Brookshire, a...
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District Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit Alice Ivers Tubbs (1851–1930) — frontier gambler known as "Poker Alice" Colorado portal Mount Blanca List of municipalities...
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Other Frontier Ballads. Like many folk songs, it is known by a variety of titles, such as "Rambler, Gambler," and "I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler" The song...
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for their many lavish gambling houses. Frontier gamblers had become the local elite. At the top of the line, riverboat gamblers dressed smartly, wore...
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among local citizens to move the state capital there from Denver. The frontier gambler, Poker Alice, lived for a time in Georgetown and in several other Colorado...
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Retrieved September 3, 2015. Weiser, Kathy. "Poker Alice - Famous Frontier Gambler". Legends of America. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015...
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activist; former U.S. House Representative (Florida) Alice Ivers Tubbs, frontier gambler known as "Poker Alice" who died in Rapid City in 1930 Shane Van Boening...
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Duneen Star in the Dust (1956) - Nellie Mason The Killing (1956) - Fay Frontier Gambler (1956) - Sylvia "The Princess" Melbourne Death of a Scoundrel (1956)...
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The New Frontier (formerly Hotel Last Frontier and The Frontier) was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The property began...
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Girls (1986) as Big Daddy Poker Alice (1987, TV Movie, based on the frontier gambler Poker Alice, with Elizabeth Taylor in the starring role) as Amos (final...
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Dust (1956) - Ben Smith The Three Outlaws (1956) - Railroad President Frontier Gambler (1956) - Constable Philo Dewey Gun for a Coward (1957) - Old Nester...
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sequels. In the middle 1950s, Bromfield appeared in westerns, such as NBC's Frontier anthology series in the role of a sheriff in the episode "The Hanging at...
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Younger 1956 Blonde Bait Nick Randall Uncredited (USA version) 1956 Frontier Gambler Tony Burton 1957 Duel at Apache Wells Dean Cannary 1957 The Quiet Gun...
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Central City, Colorado (category Gambling localities in Colorado)
are believed to have returned to China after making their stake. The frontier gambler Poker Alice lived for a time in Central City and several other Colorado...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 36 "Mink") - Lucille Frontier Gambler (1956) - Francie Merritt Naked Gun (1956) - Susan Stark The Wings of...
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Wyatt Earp (category American gamblers)
Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp...
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and businessman Poker Alice (Alice Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert), frontier gambler, lived for a time in Silver City Roy Bean, American saloon-keeper and...
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Naked Dawn (1955) as Guntz Indestructible Man (1956) as Desk Sergeant Frontier Gambler (1956) as Tom McBride Three Violent People (1956) as Carpetbagger Not...
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American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement...
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1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass Townsman Fred F. Sears Uncredited 1956 Frontier Gambler Gregg Sam Newfield Uncredited 1956 Naked Gun Lang Edward Drew 1957...
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Slightly Scarlet (1956) as Frank Jansen Ghost Town (1956) as Anse Conroy Frontier Gambler (1956) as Roger 'The Duke' Chadwick The Iron Sheriff (1957) as Phil...
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Eleanor Dumont (category American gamblers)
also called Eleonore Alphonsine Dumant, was a notorious gambler on the American Western Frontier, especially during the California Gold Rush. She was also...
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– Famous Frontier Gambler". Legends of America. Retrieved 4 April 2024. Lackmann, Ronald W. (1 January 1997). Women of the Western Frontier in Fact, Fiction...
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Bat Masterson (category American gamblers)
1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century...
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