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Skin Game

"To market, to market, to sell your best friend, then split up the money and do it again."

1971-09-30 Action 1hr 42m

Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West. In their scam, Quincy sells Jason into slavery, frees him, and the two move on to the next town of suckers . . . until a con gone wrong leads Jason into real danger.

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Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West. In their scam, Quincy sells Jason into slavery, frees him, and the two move on to the next town of suckers . . . until a con gone wrong leads Jason into real danger.

  • Released
    1971-09-30
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 42m
  • Genre
    Action, Comedy, Western
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7
  • Production
    Cherokee Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Paul Bogart
Director
Peter Stone
Writer
Harry Keller
Producer

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Cast

James Garner

James Garner

Quincy Drew
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jason O'Rourke
Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Plunkett
Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Howard Calloway
Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Sam Cutler
Neva Patterson

Neva Patterson

Mrs. Claggart
Parley Baer

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Mr. Claggart
George Tyne

George Tyne

Henry P.Bonner
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Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

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Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Bidder (uncredited)
Dort Clark

Dort Clark

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Jason Wingreen

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Richard Farnsworth

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Reviews for Skin Game
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2017-09-22

Skin Con! Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, ... read more

Skin Con! Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner and Andrew Duggan. Music is by David Shire and cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp. Slavery era America and two interracial con-men travel from town to town duping white folk into purchasing black Jason O'Rourke (Gossett Jr,). After Quincy Drew (Garner) strikes a deal, with money in hand, the pair meet up later to scarper and split the profits. A nice con, that is until ladies and savvy outsiders enter the fray... A lovely Panavision/Technicolor production, Skin Game is a little remembered comedy Oater, not because it's poor, but more than likely because it has been shunted to one side due to what is now perceived as political incorrectness. Which is a shame, for although it doesn't fully exploit the premise it is working with, it's a very likable pic that's propped up by strong lead performances. As the not so intrepid duo move from town to town, places with great names like Dirty Shame and Bitter End, a number of funny scenes keep things perky, be it bath time, Jason crying or the verbal jousting rumbling on, the comedy is subtle and easy to digest. The introduction of Clark lifts the pic higher, for she's a bigger rogue than Quincy and Jason, adding more cream to an already amusing pudding. It's all very improbable as such, so we are not surprised when things inevitably go belly up, while the intention to probe the bile of the era in question doesn't make a telling mark. But the pros of the piece far outweigh the cons to give us a film worth tracking down. 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

Skin Con! Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner and Andrew Duggan. Music is by David Shir...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2017-09-22

Skin Con! Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner a...

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