Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
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| Stockard Channing | ... | Freddie | |
| Jack Nicholson | ... | Oscar | |
| Warren Beatty | ... | Nicky Stumpo | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Justice of Peace | |
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Rose Michtom | ... | His Wife |
| Brian Avery | ... | Airline Steward | |
| Florence Stanley | ... | Mrs. Gould | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Rattlesnake Tom | |
| Catlin Adams | ... | Girl Lover (as Nira Barab) | |
| Christopher Guest | ... | Boy Lover | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Fisherman | |
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Tom Newman | ... | John The Barber |
| Jim Antonio | ... | 1st Policeman | |
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Vic Vallaro | ... | 2nd Policeman |
| Richard B. Shull | ... | Chief Detective | |
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The early 1900's with its Mann-Act (disallowing women to be transported across State lines for immoral reasons) brings a married man to devise a scheme for taking his upper-class girlfriend away with him... he simply has her marry his unmarried buddy. However, it doesn't take very long before both men start laying claim to her affection... until, that is, she's about to be cut out of her parent's fortune. So, a new scheme is devised, which only adds to their problems, as well as to the sly whimsy of this film. Written by BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>
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Mike Nichols' last good film that I'm sure bombed at the time. Stockard Channing almost steals the show as the young heiress, Warren Beatty is perfectly cast, and Nicholson is hilarious without doing much (great hair). There were a lot of good films in the 70's and this should have been included on most lists.
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Jack Nicholson. There are scenes that fall flat, but the ones that work make it worthwhile. Great costumes and art-set direction as well. It's hard to imagine these two actors (Beatty & Nicholson) playing the characters they did in REDS six years later after playing these buffoons. Give it a shot.