When it comes to poker turning up in popular culture, films have long been a favorite context in which to exploit the inherent drama and entertainment potentially produced by a game of cards.
Indeed, poker scenes started appearing on the silver screen not long after the introduction of cinema. We've already examined here one of the first "poker movies" ever produced, the 1912 silent short A Cure for Pokeritis. We've discussed other examples from the early 20th century, too, most recently the several instances of poker turning up in the comedies of W.