Paper Moon

1973

1h 42m

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7.9/10

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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.

Directors

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers

Alvin Sargent(screenplay by)

Joe David Brown(novel by)

Stars

Tatum O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Madeline Kahn

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Addie Loggins

Moses Pray

Trixie Delight

Deputy Hardin …

Miss Ollie

Mr. Robertson

Leroy

Imogene

The Minister

Floyd (Desk Clerk)

2nd Deputy

Cotton Candy Man

Silver Mine Gentleman

Lila Waters

The Minister's Wife

Bob Young

Gas Station Attendant

Jack Saunders

Station Master

Jody Wilbur

Cafe Waitress

Liz Ross

The Widow Morgan - Pearl

Directors

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers

Alvin Sargent(screenplay by)

Joe David Brown(novel by)

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***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 criminality, mixed with father/quasi-daughter antics. The movie’s entertaining throughout, but the ending’s too low-key for my tastes (How about some good ol’ fashioned emotion?). But that’s a minor quibble. The film runs 1 hour, 42 minutes and was shot in Kansas, Nebraska & Missouri (with one part done in Pasadena). GRADE: B

Wuchak22 May, 2019