My guess would be either poker or more likely gin rummy.
Gin Rummy
See “Born Yesterday”
What, it wasn’t Egyptian Ratscrew?
—DiB
I think it was Egyptian Ratscrew.
Fizz Bin?
Nah, I dunno, poker probably…
HA! YES. Born Yesterday is one of the films now that I recall. Thanks guys. It was always bugging me everytime i saw it in a film. Now to learn this game. Outside of Poker, black jack and Uno ….. i’m card illiterate.
Snap.
Gin rummy is sheetloads of fun. My grandpa taught me when I was about 6.
I was gonna say Slap Jack, but I guess that wasn’t it, heh.
JP. Schmidt
In several old films I see two people playing cards and on their turns they SLAP a card hard on the table… what is this game?
I would link a movie or site one for an example but .. brain fart. thanks.