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Paper Moon (1973)

PG05/09/1973Comedy, Crime, Drama1h 42m
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As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."

Overview

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Tatum O'Neal

    Addie Loggins

  2. Cast 1

    Ryan O'Neal

    Moses Pray

  3. Cast 1

    Madeline Kahn

    Trixie Delight

  4. Cast 1

    John Hillerman

    Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

  5. Cast 1

    Jessie Lee Fulton

    Miss Ollie

  6. Cast 1

    Noble Willingham

    Mr. Robertson

  7. Cast 1

    Randy Quaid

    Leroy

  8. Cast 1

    P.J. Johnson

    Imogene

  9. James N. Harrell

    The Minister

***Ryan O’Neal and his kid daughter Tatum in 1930’s Kansas*** In Depression-era Kansas, a conman who sells Bibles (Ryan O’Neal) is coerced into allowing a precocious 9 year-old (Tatum O’Neal) to ride with him as they travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, where her aunt lives. Madeline Kahn plays a carnival “dancer” with P.J. Johnson as her teen aide. John Hillerman appears in a double role as a bootlegger and police officer. "Paper Moon" (1973) is a B&W drama with amusing moments. Imagine “The Highwaymen” (2019) and “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), but with a lighter tone and much less severe crimin...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,500,000.00

Revenue $30,900,000.00

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