A veteran Vegas craps shooter (Kelly) down on his luck is enlisted by a wealthy Southerner (Hingle) to help him win $200,000, the winnings to be split down the middle. The veteran at first has misgivings, but agrees as long as the rich man obeys his every rule at the table. Also, he has met a bewitching woman (Kovack) he thinks just might be the right one. The boisterous Hingle and the subdued Kelly, best remembered for "Maverick," are terrific together, and they have a knock-down, drag-out fight later in the episode, with help from their stunt doubles, that is both brutal and comical. The twist ending came completely out of nowhere, at least it did for me. See what you think. Kelly, a gifted actor who died too young, appeared in two other Kraft Suspense Theatre episodes and many other TV shows.
Review of The Name of the Game
