The others follow Oakhurst, not knowing what else to do. They include gambler John Oakhurst, saloonkeeper and madam The Duchess and the town drunk, Jake, as well as Cal, who had been spotted with Ryker, even though no one knows they are husband and wife. A while later, the shaken town decides to banish all undesirables.
Ryker, a murderous western outlaw, leaves death and destruction behind after a robbery in Poker Flat and leaves the loot with his wife, Cal, before riding off. Harte's story has been brought to film at least five times, including in 1919 with Harry Carey and in 1937 with Preston Foster. The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name by Bret Harte. Newman and starring Anne Baxter and Dale Robertson. The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph M.
