Kenny Rogers as The Gambler () Kenny Rogers. Christine Belford. Bruce Boxleitner. Harold Gould. Clu Gulager. Lance LeGault. Lee Purcell. Ronnie Scribner. Published on Feb 15, This is a music video with lyrics for the song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. Also featuring Sk8ter Boi by Avril Lavigne. Directed by Dick Lowry. With Kenny Rogers, Christine Belford, Bruce Boxleitner, Harold Gould. Brady Hawkes, The Gambler, receives a letter from his son indicating he needs help. This sends Brady to the rescue. Along the way Brady meets up with Billy Montana, a young man who thinks he knows everything about playing cards. The Gambler. Western Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Christine Belford. An Old West poker player acquires a sidekick and sets out to help the son he never knew. In popular culture Kenny Rogers starred in a series of TV movies loosely inspired by the song and set in the Old West, starting with Kenny In , when Rogers guest-starred in a season 4 episode of The Muppet Show, he performed this song with a Muppet The USFL team Houston Gamblers was named.

Every gambler knows The secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw away And knowin' what to keep. And when he finished speakin' He turned back toward the window Crushed out his cigarette.

Billy Montana seemed a little to pretty to pass as a cowboy in the wild west, but the character's charm makes up for it.

I was expecting the Jennie Reed character to be fleshed out a little more and maybe some more interaction between Brady and his son Jerimiah. For what the film is, it works well and is an entertaining way to spend an hour and a half.

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Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. Title: Kenny Rogers: The Gambler While sitting alone at a cozy saloon poker table, Kenny Rogers, dressed as an Old West gentleman, relates how one night he met on a train a world-weary gambler who gave him a life-changing piece of advice using poker metaphors.

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It was released in November as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in It was one of five consecutive songs by Rogers to hit No.

As of November 13, , the digital sales of the single stood at , copies and after all these years the single has yet to be certified gold by RIAA certifications.

The song itself tells the story of a late-night meeting on a train "bound for nowhere" between the narrator and a man known only as the gambler.

The gambler tells the narrator that he can tell he is down on his luck "out of aces" by the look in his eyes and offers him advice in exchange for his last swallow of whisky.

After the gambler takes the drink and a cigarette , he gives the following advice:. You've got to know when to hold 'em , know when to fold 'em ,.

Know when to walk away, know when to run. You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table,. The gambler then mentions that the "secret to survivin' is knowing what to throw away, and knowing what to keep" and that "the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep".

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