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Director:
Paul Bogart
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Writers:
Richard Alan Simmons (story)
Peter Stone (writer)
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Release Date:
14 April 1972 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Western more
Plot:
Quincy Drew and his black friend Jason O'Rourke have pulled off every dodge known for conning a well-heeled sucker... more | add synopsis
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Two pros at the top of their game more

Cast

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James Garner ... Quincy Drew / Capt. Nathaniel Mountjoy, Army Medical Corps.

Louis Gossett Jr. ... Jason O'Rourke (as Lou Gossett)
Susan Clark ... Ginger / Miss Abigail Blodgett
Brenda Sykes ... Naomi (slave)

Edward Asner ... Plunkett (runaway slave hunter)
Andrew Duggan ... Howard Calloway (plantation owner)
Henry Jones ... Sam Cutler (slave buyer in Fair Shake)
Neva Patterson ... Mrs. Claggart
Parley Baer ... Mr. Claggart
George Tyne ... Henry P.Bonner (man who bought Jason in Dirty Shame)
Royal Dano ... John Brown (abolitionist)
J. Pat O'Malley ... William - slave buyer in Fair Shake
Joel Fluellen ... Uncle Abram (head slave at Calloway Manor)
Napoleon Whiting ... Ned (Calloway cook)
Juanita Moore ... Viney (Calloway slave)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ed Asner/The Kinks (#10.6)" (1984) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Two pros at the top of their game, 18 March 2003
Author: mbredeck from Fairfax, VA

James Garner's cowboy con man character familiarized to us as Bret Maverick and Latigo Smith ("Support Your Local Gunfighter" was filmed the same year) is in full bloom here as Quincy Drew in this classic, modest buddy movie done to a "T." Paul Bogart (who also directed Garner in "Marlowe" two years earlier) directs with a sure hand, with Lou Gossett is excellent as Quincy's partner and amicable rival. Realistically set, made with confidence and mastery, it is a gem that does not aspire to "great cinema" but still scores a bullseye. Well-written dialogue, plenty of humor, and a nice, quick pace make it sparkle. Who knew Ed Asner could make a passably good villain, too?

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