As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."
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.
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Classical in form, effortless, meticulous and intimate.
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- effortlessdemanding
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- Tatum O'NealAddie Loggins
- Ryan O'NealMoses Pray
- Madeline KahnTrixie Delight
- John HillermanDeputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
- Jessie Lee FultonMiss Ollie
- Noble WillinghamMr. Robertson
- Randy QuaidLeroy
- P.J. JohnsonImogene
- James N. HarrellThe Minister
- Burton GilliamFloyd
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- Peter BogdanovichDirector
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
- Joe David BrownNovel
- László KovácsDirector of Photography
- Verna FieldsEditor
- Peter BogdanovichProducer
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