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Paper Moon

  • TV Series
  • 1974–19751974–1975
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Jodie Foster and Christopher Connelly in Paper Moon (1974)
  • Comedy
The adventures of Moses Pray, a con artist selling bibles to credulous widows, and Addie Loggins, a young girl, as they travel the roads of America during the time of the Great Depression in... Read allThe adventures of Moses Pray, a con artist selling bibles to credulous widows, and Addie Loggins, a young girl, as they travel the roads of America during the time of the Great Depression in the 1930s.The adventures of Moses Pray, a con artist selling bibles to credulous widows, and Addie Loggins, a young girl, as they travel the roads of America during the time of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
214
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  • Stars
    • Christopher Connelly
    • Jodie Foster
    • Vern Porter
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  • Stars
    • Christopher Connelly
    • Jodie Foster
    • Vern Porter
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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  • Episodes13

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    Christopher Connelly
    Christopher Connelly
    • Moses Prayas Moses Pray
    13 episodes13 eps • 1974
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Addie Prayas Addie Pray
    13 episodes13 eps • 1974
    Vern Porter2 episodes2 eps • 1974
    Jacques Hampton
    • Old Manas Old Man
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Harry Geldard
    • Hathawayas Hathaway
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Ed Mullaney
    • Big Benas Big Ben
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Scotty Philip
    • The Judgeas The Judge
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Teacheras Teacher
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • Harryas Harry
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Gordonas Gordon
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Jeff Donnell
    Jeff Donnell
    • Mrs. Carsonas Mrs. Carson
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    P.J. Johnson
    P.J. Johnson
    • Imogeneas Imogene
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Jeb Crewas Jeb Crew
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Rick Hurst
    Rick Hurst1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed1 episode1 ep • 1974
    Jerry Paris
    Jerry Paris1 episode1 ep • 1974
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    • Trivia
      Christopher Connelly, who plays Moses Pray in this series, and Ryan O'Neal, who played the same role in the film version from 1973, previously had played brothers in the long running TV-series Peyton Place (1964)
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      Follows Paper Moon (1973)

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    8/10
    An overlooked treasure
    The charm and success of the film PAPER MOON, with Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, was so immense that within just one year it had been adapted to TV. This version, with Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster, was actually more appealing than the original movie. Foster was utterly charming in one of her first roles to be widely seen. Since Connelly died 25 years ago and only 14 years after the series was made, many have not seen his work, nor recognize his name, but he was a very talented and funny character actor. I believe that this series was the springboard for Foster to star two years later in TAXI DRIVER, opposite Robert DeNiro, which led to many more movie deals and eventually an Oscar. I saw all thirteen of these episodes, which were repeated only once during the same season and never seen again. It was scripted television at its absolute finest, but, as the old saying goes, I guess you had to be there.
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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Papermoon
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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