Word: cardsharps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this new novel, his fifth to be issued in the U.S., Amado, 54, tells tall tales of Bahia, the great, sun-drenched seaport that the Brazilian government calls Salvador. The first of his three themes deals with the astonishing marriage of Corporal Martim-a cardsharp and famed capoeria* fighter-to Marialva, who is as beautiful as a saint in a procession but as dark and devious as Lilith. This story soon blends with one about Negro Massu and the christening of his blue-eyed son. There are problems here, since Ogun, the Voodoo god of iron, has been named godfather...
...Hand for the Little Lady may sound like a cue for applause, but the title actually refers to a cardsharp coup. Rigged to resemble a movie, this indoor western is really a hilarious old television show by Sidney Carroll, who has adapted his original for the large screen without obvious padding. Regrettably, though, the sneaky trick ending remains the sort of hokum that good writers have blue-penciled since O. Henry's heyday. Probably no one will object to the bottom dealing because Little Lady is handsome entertainment, mounted with leathery high spirits by a crew who would gladly...
Having dealt with the livestock, Debbie promptly takes on some other critters: a passel of outlaws, a crooked sheriff (Ken Scott) and a charming cardsharp (Steve Forrest) whose favorite game is stud. Elected sheriff, she soon has the bad guys where they belong, and the charmer where she wants him-making proposals instead of propositions...