Two Phildelphia con men try to evade gangsters they have conned and cops who are trying to put them in jail.
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White Folks
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| Mel Stewart | ... |
Blue Howard
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Dallas Edward Hayes | ... |
Dot Murray
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Beverly Ballard | ... |
Susan
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| Vernee Watson | ... |
Cleo Howard
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Donald Symington | ... |
Morrison
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| Don Fellows | ... |
Phillips
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Thomas Anderson | ... |
Felix the Fixer
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Clebert Ford | ... |
Josephus
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Fuddle Bagley | ... |
Percy
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| Ted Lange | ... |
Melvin the Pimp
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Tony Mazzadra | ... |
Nino Parelli
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David Thomas | ... |
Frascatti
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Jim King | ... |
Duke
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Anthony Charnota | ... |
Bobby
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John Aquino | ... |
Frank
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| Jan Leighton | ... |
Carlson
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Byron Sanders | ... |
Parkview Hotel Clerk
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Dick Boccelli | ... |
Vincent
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Doc Harris
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Bob Brooker | ... |
DuSable Hotel Clerk
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Ronald Carter | ... |
Bartender
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Celeste Creech | ... |
1st Hooker
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Deloris Brown-Harper | ... |
2nd Hooker
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Jacqueline Weiss | ... |
Aunt Rose
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James Kelly | ... |
Priest
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| Charles Weldon | ... |
Tough
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Charles G. Clarke | ... |
Cab Driver
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Directed by
| Larry Yust | ||
Written by
| Robert Beck | ... | (novel) (as Iceberg Slim) |
| A. Neuberg | ... | (screenplay) & |
| T. Raewyn | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Larry Yust | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Marshall Backlar | ... | producer (as Marshal Backlar) |
| James Levitt | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| James Bond | ||
Cinematography by
| Isidore Mankofsky | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peter Parasheles | ||
Editorial Department
| Bill Wilson | ... | assistant editor |
Makeup Department
| Kenig Glubin | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Don Goldman | ... | production manager (as Donald Goldman) |
| John Zane | ... | production supervisor |
Art Department
| Kenig Glubin | ... | props |
Sound Department
| John Brasher | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Colwell | ... | grip |
| Skip Karnas | ... | electrician (as Skip Karness) |
| Zohrab Kazanjian | ... | still photographer |
| Melton Maxwell | ... | gaffer (as Mel Maxwell) |
| Lee Shamburger | ... | grip (as Lee Shamberger) |
| Stuart A. Spohn | ... | second assistant camera (as Stuart Spohn) |
| Steven Wolper | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| James Bond | ... | conductor |
| Ed Michel | ... | music supervisor |
| Baker Bigsby | ... | recording engineer and mixer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nina Kleinberg | ... | assistant to director |
| Rick Nulman | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (A Universal Release)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Greece) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Magic Video II (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Scorpion Releasing (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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| Taglines | Sometimes even the players get played. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | All the extras in the bar were regulars who patronized said bar. See more » |
| Goofs | When Blue looks out the window & sees the cop walking into the building, it's still daylight. When the camera moves to street level with the cop, it's suddenly nighttime. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017). See more » |
| Quotes |
Phillips:
You never should have lifted them up Howard. Morrison: Paul you conservatives make a mistake, you can't afford to strangle hope in people. Without Hope people will become dangerous. Phillips: No Howard you liberals have let them invade our society, you give them jobs, political jobs. Morrison: Paul you miss the point, it's only the smart ones they move up. Phillips: Ha! That makes it even worse. Morrison: You know we have to move them up, if we leave a smart one in the ghetto, he might develop into a leader against us. If we raise him up into white society we neutralized. He feels compelled to try to act like us, he loses his identity, and uh, his racial anger if he has any. He becomes alien to his brothers, and they realize he sold them out and they grow to hate him. He becomes worthless to them and safe for us. In fact in his love for the creature comforts, except for his color, he become one of us. See more » |