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Kenny Rogers As The Gambler (1980)

First he sang about his exploits, now country great Kenny Rogers brings his cardsharp Old West hero, Brady Hawkes, to life in this hit TV-movie that spawned several sequels. While on a mission to save the son he never knew, Hawkes takes neophyte poker player Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner) under his wing, leading to rousing frontier adventure. With Lee Purcell, Ronnie Scribner, Harold Gould. 94 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)

While travelling to San Francisco with his buddy and his son for a high-stakes poker game, card-loving frontiersman Kenny Rogers has his trip interrupted by train robbers. When the outlaws take his boy hostage, he enlists the help of his pal and a beautiful bounty hunter to rescue the lad. With Charles Fields, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Mitch Ryan. 190 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987)

There's more scrapes and scraps on the frontier for Brady Hawkes (Kenny Rogers) and Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner), in the third entry in the popular western series, as they help mediate a treaty between the government and the Sioux Indians with their friend "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Linda Gray, George Kennedy, Melanie Chartoff, Matt Clark, Dean Stockwell, Charles Durning, and Jeffrey Jones co-star. 4 hrs. C/Rtg: NR

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw (1991)

It’s the wildest game for frontier rogue Kenny Rogers yet, as he gets involved with shady lady Reba McEntire, takes a dangerous cross-country trek, meets a passel of TV gunslingers (including Chuck Connors, Gene Barry, Hugh O’Brian and Clint Walker), and winds up playing cards with Teddy Roosevelt! Rick Rossovich, Linda Evans and Mickey Rooney also star. 180 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps (1994)

Has frontier cardshark-turned-do-gooder Brady Hawkes (Kenny Rogers) finally run out of luck when he tries to keep his son from falling in with notorious outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? There’s plenty of Western adventure and fun in this fifth "Gambler" installment. Loni Anderson, Dixie Carter and Bruce Boxleitner star. 189 min. C/Rtg: NR

Coward Of The County (1981)

Young pacifist Tommy Spencer (Fredric Lehne) in 1940s Georgia is branded a yellow-belly for refusing to join the military. When his girlfriend Becky (Largo Woodruff) is assaulted, Tommy faces a profoundly difficult choice: to keep the promise he made to his dying father to remain a peacekeeper, or to fight in defense of his beloved’s honor. Made-for-TV drama based on the hit Kenny Rogers song also stars Ana Alicia, William Schreiner, and Rogers as Uncle Matthew; directed by Dick Lowry ("The Gambler"). 95 min. C/Rtg: NR

Standard; Soundtrack: English.