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30/09/1971 Action, Comedy, Western 1h 42m
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To market, to market, to sell your best friend, then split up the money and do it again.

Overview

Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West. In their scam, Quincy sells Jason into slavery, frees him, and the two move on to the next town of suckers . . . until a con gone wrong leads Jason into real danger.

  1. Peter Stone

    Writer

  2. Paul Bogart

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Garner

    Quincy Drew

  2. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Jason O'Rourke

  3. Susan Clark

    Ginger

  4. Brenda Sykes

    Naomi

  5. Ed Asner

    Plunkett

  6. Andrew Duggan

    Howard Calloway

  7. Henry Jones

    Sam Cutler

  8. Neva Patterson

    Mrs. Claggart

  9. Parley Baer

    Mr. Claggart

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-09-22
Skin Con!

Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner and Andrew Duggan. Music is by David Shire and cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp.

Slavery era America and two interracial con-men travel from town to town duping white folk into purchasing black Jason O'Rourke (Gossett Jr,). After Quincy Drew (Garner) strikes a deal, with money in hand, the pair meet up later to scarper and split the profits. A nice con, that is until ladies and savvy outsider...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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