#Cincinnati June 19

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June 2026 several of us are going to take on the 30-Day Movie Scene Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we share a YouTube clip from a movie and explain what is intriguing about that particular scene. It is a simple daily activity of sharing a Movie Scene.

My focus today is on the lead character played by Steve McQueen in the movie The CINCINNATI Kid. If you love watching a charismatic actor, you really should watch McQueen who some dubbed “The King of Cool”.

This month marks the 78th consecutive month that friends Jeff Neelon and Jaclyn Donovan have taken on some sort of challenge. For June 2026 participants simply commit to sharing one movie scene from a film. Each scene just needs to be accompanied by a simple explanation on what is happening or why it was chosen. Hope you decide to join us or enjoy the clips we share.

Day 19-Cincinnati

Steve McQueen stars as up-and-coming poker player trying to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game named Lancey Howard who is portrayed by Edward G Robinson. McQueen character is simply named The Cincinnati Kid. He is brash cocky and full of himself as a gambler. He has a goal of taking out Lancey as the #1 player. He tells everyone he is ready.

To set up the video clip early in the film there is an interaction with a shoeshine boy-after he gets The Cincinnati Kid footwear polished the young man shining his shoes challenges him to flip for his services-double or nothing. The young boy loses the flip and The Cincinnati Kid says, “You Aren’t Ready for Me“.

Video Clip

The final scene in The Cincinnati Kid has the Kid leaving the poker game completely busted. He lost to a straight flush when he had a full house. He is devasted and dealing with the raw emotion of a loss. Playing against Lancey he thought he was ready and is forced to deal with the reality he was not. Should he quit and stop trying?