5 Card Stud (1968) coming from Vinegar Syndrome Labs

[whiteberry]

After a player is discovered to have cheated his way to winning at a high-stakes card game, he’s sentenced to a no-trial hanging, despite the objections of fellow player, Van Morgan. Although the men responsible for the murder go unpunished, it’s not long before a cowboy-garbed killer begins stalking those involved with the crime and killing them off one by one. Is Van dispensing his own breed of outlaw justice or could another, even more vengeful assailant be responsible for the bloodshed?

A creative blend of old-fashioned Hollywood Western sensibilities with a twist-filled whodunit, acclaimed Western director Henry Hathaway’s (True Grit) unique thriller 5 CARD STUD stars Academy Award® nominee Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter), Rat Pack member Dean Martin (Ocean’s 11), cult character actor Roddy McDowell (Fright Night), two time Emmy® nominee Inger Stevens, plus an early performance from future star Yaphet Kotto (Alien). Juxtaposing exciting action sequences with unexpectedly mean-spirited murders, all leading to a very giallo-esque final act, Vinegar Syndrome Labs proudly brings this unique Hollywood genre hybrid to Blu-ray for the first time, freshly restored in 4K from its 35mm camera negative!

directed by: Henry Hathaway
starring: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Yaphet Kotto
1968 / 103 min / 1.85:1 / English mono soundtrack

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Commentary track with author and film historian Brian Hannan
• "Jack of All Trades" (21 min) - film critic Walter Chaw on the films of Henry Hathaway
• "A Woman of True Grit" (14 min) - Lizzie Francke on screenwriter Marguerite Roberts’ legacy
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...ts/5-card-stud

Original Trailer:

Five Card Stud - Trailer - YouTube

New Trailer:

5 Card Stud (1968) [Vinegar Syndrome Labs Blu-ray Promo Trailer] - YouTube

[SeanJoyce]

Unbelievable...most random VS release ever.

This movie is perhaps the poster child for "thrilling premise, unenthused execution". What could have been a superb western is merely rote mediocrity. May upgrade my DVD at a half-off sale, though.

Look to Breakheart Pass or The Hateful Eight for more successful examples of "western meets whodunnit" hybrids.

[RiFiFi1955]

Now this is what I am talking about VSL...I will be all over this one!!!