Paper Moon (1973)
Moses Pray ist ein Hochstapler, der während der Wirtschaftsflaute mit einer Wagenladung Luxus-Bibeln durch Kansas fährt – mit einem Goldzahn hinter dem überzeugenden Lächeln und einer Liste frisch gebackener Witwen, von deren Vermögen er sich einen Anteil ausrechnet. Addie ist ein Zigaretten rauchendes neunjähriges Waisenkind, das sich Moses anschließt und es fertig bringt, selbst dem Meister-Betrüger noch Tricks zu zeigen. Madeline Kahn überzeugt mit einer lustigen, neurotischen Darstellung als Trixie Delight, die so lange mit auf Tour geht, bis Addie feststellt, dass Trixie sich zwischen Addie und Moses drängt – was offensichtlich nicht passieren darf ...
Der Regisseur:
Peter Bogdanovich
Der Autor:
Alvin Sargent
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Tatum O'Neal as Addie Loggins |
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Ryan O'Neal as Moses Pray |
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Madeline Kahn as Trixie Delight |
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John Hillerman as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin |
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Jessie Lee Fulton as Miss Ollie |
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Noble Willingham as Mr. Robertson |
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Randy Quaid as Leroy |
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P.J. Johnson as Imogene |
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James N. Harrell as The Minister |
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Burton Gilliam as Floyd (Desk Clerk) |
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Hugh Gillin as 2nd Deputy |
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Desmond Dhooge as Cotton Candy Man |
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Art Ellison as Silver Mine Gentleman |
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Lila Waters as The Minister's Wife |
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Bob Young as Gas Station Attendant |
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Jack Saunders as Station Master |
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Jody Wilbur as Cafe Waitress |
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Liz Ross as The Widow Morgan - Pearl |
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Yvonne Harrison as The Widow Bates - Marie |
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Ed Reed as The Lawman - Bates' Home |
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Dorothy Price as Ribbon Saleslady |
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Eleanor Bogart as The Widow Stanley - Elvira |
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Dorothy Forster as The Widow Huff - Edna |
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Lana Daniel as Moze's Girlfriend |
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Herschel Morris as The Barber |
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Dejah Moore as Salesgirl - $20 Bill |
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Ralph Coder as Store Manager |
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Harriet Ketchum as Store Customer |
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Kenneth Hughes as Harem Tent Barker |
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George Lillie as The Photographer |
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Floyd Mahaney as Beau - Hardin's Deputy |
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Gilbert Milton as Leroy's Father |
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Tandy Arnold as Leroy's Brother |
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Dennis Beden as Leroy's Brother |
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Vernon Schwanke as Leroy's Brother |
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Rose-Mary Rumbley as Aunt Billie (as Rosemary Rumbley) |
| Directing | Peter Bogdanovich | Director |
| Writing | Alvin Sargent | Screenplay |
| Production | Peter Bogdanovich | Producer |
| Writing | Joe David Brown | Novel |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Verna Fields | Editor |
| Production | Gary Chason | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf Miller | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Art | John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ralph M. Leo | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Dick Powell | Thanks |
| Camera | Dick Colean | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Marian Jordan | Thanks |
| Crew | Jack Benny | Thanks |
| Directing | Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Rick Fields | Post Production Assistant |
| Art | Polly Platt | Production Design |
| Crew | Jim Jordan | Thanks |
| Crew | Don Wilson | Thanks |
| Lighting | Paul Caven | Electrician |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Bing Crosby | Thanks |
| Crew | Frank Luther | Thanks |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Richmond L. Aguilar | Gaffer |
| Art | James H. Spencer | Set Designer |
| Crew | Larry Stewart | Thanks |
| Production | Frank Marshall | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Bobby Byrne | Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Hill | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Byrne | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Polly Platt | Costume Design |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Frank E. Warner | Sound Editor |
| Art | Ed Shanley | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Friedkin | Executive Producer |