''Draw!'' is a 1984 American

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directed by

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. It stars

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and

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Plot

In the final days of the Old West, a former desperado, Harry Holland (

), only wants to leave Bell City with money he won fairly at a

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game. However, his way is barred by Reggie Bell ( Derek McGrath), a gambler who lost most of the money, the sheriff and a deputy, Wally Blodgett (

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). In the subsequent shoot-out, the sheriff is killed and Holland and Bell are wounded. Holland takes refuge in a hotel along with a '

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' - Bess, (

). The townsfolk decide the only thing to do is hire an ex-sheriff, Sam Starret (

), to 'face down' Holland. But he is now a drunk - can he beat his long-time nemesis?

Cast

as Harry H. Holland *

as Sam Starret *

as Bess *

as Wally Blodgett * Derek McGrath as Reggie Bell * Jason Michas as Moses *

Len Birman Leonard Birman (September 28, 1932 – February 10, 2023) was a Canadian-American actor, who began his career in Montreal. In his 45 years on stage, screen and radio, he portrayed a wide variety of characters, including some choice roles in class ...

as Ephraim * Maurice Brand as Mr. Gibson * Graham McPherson as Eugene Lippert *

Linda Sorenson Linda Sorenson (born January 19, 1940) is a Canadian film, television and voice actress, best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in ''Class of 1984'', Warden Howe in ''Murphy Brown'', Virginia Reeves in '' Material World'' and Isabelle Carrington in ...

as Teresa *

Gerard Parkes Gerard Parkes (October 16, 1924 – October 19, 2014) was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin and moved to Toronto in 1956. He is known for playing Doc on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Fraggle Rock'' and ...

as Circuit Judge Fawcett *

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as Sheriff Harmon Frank Adamson as Lenny *

Stuart Gillard Stuart Thomas Gillard (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian film director, writer, producer, actor and television director. He is best known for directing the films '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (1993) and '' RocketMan'' (1997). He also w ...

as Dr. West * Larry Musser as Townsman *

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as Poker Player *

Brian George Brian George (born 27 July 1952) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), th ...

as Bandido

Recognition

won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role * Nominated for Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Overall Sound, Best Achievement in Sound Editing

External links

* 1984 television films 1984 films American comedy television films Bryna Productions films Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern Films produced by Kirk Douglas Films shot in Edmonton American Western (genre) comedy films Canadian comedy television films 1980s Western (genre) comedy films Films with screenplays by Stanley Mann English-language Canadian films 1980s American films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-US-film-stub