George C. Scott
Mordecai Jones
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The Flim-Flam Man (titled One Born Every Minute in some countries) is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, and Sue Lyon, based on the 1965 novel The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man by Guy Owen.
The Flim-Flam Man: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson. A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Irvin Kershner
- 1967-09-21
The movie is about a veteran con man who journeys through the small towns of the South, performing the classic repertory of the confidence game: card tricks, fake identities, the lost billfold gambit, the bargain to be had on a shady deal.
Mordecai Jones is an old-fashioned confidence man equipped with a glib tongue and a heart of pure larceny. Widely known throughout the South as the Flim-Flam Man, he is always seen carrying the beat-up satchel that contains the tools of his trade: decks of playing cards, dominoes, punchboards, play money, etc.
- Irvin Kershner, Yakima Canutt, William Kissel
- George C Scott
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A veritable master of the trade, con man Mordecai Jones (George C. Scott) has taken part in his fair share of scams. When he happens upon a young army deserter, Curley (Michael...
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- Comedy, Action
Mordecai Jones is a rural con artist (a 'flim-flam man') who takes on a young army deserter; Curley as his protege, and teaches him the tricks of the trade.
