The five richest men in the territory gather in Laredo for their annual high-stakes poker game. The high rollers let nothing get in the way of their yearly showdown. When undertaker Tropp (Charles Bickford) calls for them in his horse-drawn hearse, cattleman Henry Drummond (Jason Robards) forces a postponement of his daughter's wedding, while lawyer Otto Habershaw (Kevin McCarthy) abandons his closing arguments in a trial, with his client's life hanging in the balance. They are joined by Wilcox (Robert Middleton) and Buford (John Qualen) in the back room of Sam's saloon, while the curious gather outside for occasional reports... Directed by Fielder Cook Produced by Fielder Cook Written by Sidney Carroll Based on Big Deal in Laredo 1962 NBC teleplay by Sidney Carroll Starring Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Paul Ford Jason Robards Burgess Meredith Charles Bickford Kevin McCarthy Music by David Raksin Cinematography Lee Garmes Edited by George R. Rohrs