Passes the Bechdel test
The Cincinnati Kid
1965. Directed by Norman Jewison and Sam Peckinpah, written by Richard Jessup and Ring Lardner Jr. and Terry Southern.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 116. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
In 1930s New Orleans, the Cincinnati Kid, a young stud poker player who travels from one big game to the next, stopping along the way up with various girls, is pitted against the legendary champion card-sharp Lancey Howard in a high-stakes poker game.
- Released
- 30 Oct 1965
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- TV-14
- IMDb
- 7.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 67 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kid 251 lines, man
- Lancey 128 lines, man
- Shooter 121 lines, man
- Christian 112 lines, woman
- Melba 76 lines, woman
- The Kid 76 lines, man
- Craigie 44 lines
- Bill 39 lines, man
- Lady Fingers 29 lines, woman
- Hoban 26 lines, man
Full cast, 71 people
- Steve McQueen as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
- Edward G. Robinson as Lancey Howard
- Ann-Margret as Melba Nile
- Karl Malden as Shooter
- Tuesday Weld as Christian Rudd
- Joan Blondell as Lady Fingers
- Rip Torn as William Jefferson Slade
- Jack Weston as Pig
- Cab Calloway as Yeller
- Jeff Corey as Hoban
- Theo Marcuse as Felix
- Milton Selzer as Sokal
- Karl Swenson as Mr. Rudd
- Émile Genest as Cajun
- Ron Soble as Danny
- Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Rudd
- Midge Ware as Mrs. Slade
- Dub Taylor as Dealer
- Andy Albin as Referee (uncredited)
- Leon Alton as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- John Barton as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- James J. Casino as Poker Player (uncredited)
- William Challee as Old Man (uncredited)
- Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Gene Coogan as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Mimi Dillard as Slade's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Robert DoQui as Philly (uncredited)
- Larry Duran as Gambler (uncredited)
- Daniel Elam as Waiter (uncredited)
- George Ford as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Sig Frohlich as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Wesley Gale as Waiter (uncredited)
- Rudy Germane as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Bobby Gilbert as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- George Golden as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Ken Grant as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
- Michael Greene as Hustler (uncredited)
- Raven Grey Eagle as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- Claude Hall as Gambler (uncredited)
- Virginia Harrison as Employee (uncredited)
- John Hart as Poker Player (uncredited)
- Harry Hines as Old Man (uncredited)
- George Holmes as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Jimmie Horan as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- Breena Howard as Cajun's Woman (uncredited)
- John Indrisano as Gambler (uncredited)
- Colin Kenny as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- Richard LaMarr as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- John Marlin as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Gregg Martell as Danny's Henchman (uncredited)
- Pat McCaffrie as Poker Player (uncredited)
- Sandy McPeak as Poker Player (uncredited)
- Mike Morelli as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Sol Murgi as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Burt Mustin as Old Man (uncredited)
- Barry O'Hara as Eddie (uncredited)
- Brett Pearson as Gambler (uncredited)
- Joyce Perry as Mrs. Hoban (uncredited)
- Paul Ravel as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Waclaw Rekwart as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Christopher Riordan as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
- Bernard Sell as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Olan Soule as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Robert Stevenson as Gambler (uncredited)
- Hal Taggart as Bettor (uncredited)
- Paul Verdier as Second Bettor (uncredited)
- Charles Wagenheim as Old Man (uncredited)
- Howard Wendell as Charlie (uncredited)
- Harry Wilson as Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
- Dick Winslow as Poker Player (uncredited)
- Bill Zuckert as Poker Player (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 116
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 to 21 | 3 | 61 |
| 22 to 24 | 16 | 16 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 to 30 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 19 | 17 |
| 34 to 36 | 13 | 13 |
| 37 to 39 | 23 | 23 |
| 40 to 42 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 to 51 | 6 | 18 |
| 52 to 54 | 7 | 21 |
| 55 to 57 | 8 | 4 |
| 58 to 60 | 8 | 8 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 25 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 22 |
| 70 to 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 4 | 3 |
| 76 to 78 | 10 | 35 |
| 79 to 81 | 14 | 25 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 2 | 3 |
| 94 to 96 | 12 | 133 |
| 97 to 99 | 9 | 98 |
| 100 to 102 | 7 | 6 |
| 103 to 105 | 21 | 35 |
| 106 to 108 | 7 | 25 |
| 109 to 111 | 1 | 22 |
| 112 to 114 | 13 | 43 |
| 115 to 116 | 4 | 8 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
CHRISTIAN: Would you wear it in public? MELBA: Wouldn't be much point wearing it in private. Sure, why not, as long as you don't have a bulge to hide? CHRISTIAN: I don't know, Melba. MELBA: My guess is there isn't anything about you needs hiding. But I'll give you a more definitive opinion at the bath.
LADY FINGERS' VOICE: Do too care! LADY FINGERS: Can't afford to play, that's the real truth. Had a bad year and I'm way over my edge.
MELBA: Rolls and coffee for the hard-headed hero. MELBA: Believe me Kid there is too much at stake for us to rely on your doing it on your own. CHRISTIAN: Hello, Kid. Hello, Melba. You said wait home 'til you let me know.
LADY FINGERS' VOICE: All right, gents. I'm declaring a break. LADY FINGERS: I break.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 24 are women's.
225 lines from women, 732 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
8 women and 53 men in the cast. 3 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 118 of 1,024.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 117 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 25% of the words (2,773), men 75% (8,489). Women have 24% of the lines, so their lines run longer than men's.
Exhibit E: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
10
Two men
46
Exhibit F: behind the camera
None of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 0% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Norman Jewison (man)
- Written by
- Ring Lardner Jr. (man), Terry Southern (man)
- From the novel by
- Richard Jessup (man)
- Produced by
- Martin Ransohoff (man), John Calley (man)
- Shot by
- Philip H. Lathrop (man)
- Edited by
- Hal Ashby (man)
- Music by
- Lalo Schifrin (man)
- Costumes by
- Donfeld (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
0 women, 8 men
-
Art
0 women, 4 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 3 men
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Production
0 women, 3 men
-
Writing
0 women, 3 men
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 49 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tuesday Weld 22, Ann-Margret 24, Joan Blondell 59
Men
Rip Torn 34, Steve McQueen 35, Jack Weston 41, Jeff Corey 51, Karl Malden 53, Cab Calloway 57, Edward G. Robinson 71
Exhibit H: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- Not listed
- Box office
- $15.3 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 116 scenes and 1,024 lines of dialogue. How the test works
