5 Card Stud | |
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Directed by | Hank Saroyan |
Written by | Lawrence H. Toffler |
Produced by | Chantel Sausedo |
Starring | Khrystyne Haje Lawrence H. Toffler Brian Everett Doris Hess Steven Houska Kevin McClatchy Jeffrey Vincent Parise |
Cinematography | Bry Thomas Sanders |
Edited by | David B. Baron |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Lightyear Entertainment |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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A bartender with a fear of commitment has limited his social life to a weekly poker game with the guys. His best friend sets him up with sure thing one night stand and the two fall in love.
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