The read
Scores higher than 96% of the 605 1970s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic77/100
868 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BogdanovichDirector
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
Cast
- Tatum O'NealAddie Loggins
- Ryan O'NealMoses Pray
- Madeline KahnTrixie Delight
- John HillermanDeputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
- Jessie Lee FultonMiss Ollie
- Noble WillinghamMr. Robertson
- Randy QuaidLeroy
- P.J. JohnsonImogene
- James N. HarrellThe Minister
- Burton GilliamFloyd (Desk Clerk)
- Hugh Gillin2nd Deputy
- Desmond DhoogeCotton Candy Man
Stills
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Themes
friendshipfuneralmissouribiblecon mancarnivalgreat depressionauntroad tripkansas, usablack and whitecon
The Best Movies of 1973
Paper Moon is #4 of 60
