When he happens upon a young army deserter, curley. The movie is set in the countryside and small towns of the american south, and it was filmed in the anderson county, kentucky, area. As the police close in, he has to decide where he will take the rest of his life. The flim flam man 1967 a young man meets the legendary flim flam man and begins a huck finnlike trip with him learning how to run the small con as he develops a relationship with the older man. Scott, michael sarrazin, and sue lyon, based on the 1965 novel the ballad of the flimflam man by guy owen. During a warcouncil, he stuffed gum into his mouth. The flimflam man is a 1967 american comedy film directed by irvin kershner, featuring george c. Flimflam definition of flimflam by the free dictionary. In the wake of bona fide settlers came the hucksters, con artists, and snake oil vendorsso many flimflam men and women that those duped called the town scam diego.
Find great deals on ebay for flim flam man and flim flam man dvd. The flim flam man also features a host of notable character actors, including slim pickens, alice ghostley, and strother martin. Scott and harry morgan in the flimflam man 1967 george c. With forrest tucker, don scardino, james gregory, elena verdugo. I am happy to report that the flimflam man, all about a.
Rogues and scoundrels are not really lovable except in fiction, plays and movies, and then only in proportion to the quality of the work. Featuring slim pickens as jarvis bates, and winchester. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the flimflam man with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The flimflam man pigeon drop scene with slim pickensunedited. The flimflam man 1967 opens with the blast of a train whistle, signaling the heady onset of a journey into a kind of fairytale american past. The flim flam man 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Although not nominally a period film, the flim flam man 1967 dvd seems to exist in a timeless rural south with picturesque kentucky locations standing in for north carolina of gleaming fields, treeshaded lanes, and tidy onetrafficlight towns. Its much less cynical a treatment of the subject than stephen frears later the grifters, which contains a flashback about a legendary flimflam specialist. Everything you need to know about flimflam man movie. Strangelove aside, scott was known for his dramatic roles on the stage and on screen. Other articles where the flimflam man is discussed. The flimflam man 1967 daytime travel by train tracks. Sheriff slade is in hot pursuit of the pair, and rich girl bonnie lee packard becomes romantically involved with curley, and helps the fleeing duo stay one step ahead of the sheriff.
The flimflam man titled one born every minute in some countries is a 1967 american comedy film directed by irvin kershner, featuring george c. The flim flam man 1967 a veritable master of the trade, con man mordecai jones george c. The flimflam mans recent premier on tcm brought back some memories. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Lobby card for the flimflam man showing star george c. Message to our customers to help do our part during these uncertain times in the world and to help encourage social distancing. The foreword is by science fiction author isaac asimov. Flimflam man definition and meaning collins english dictionary. As part of twilight times limited availability program, only 3,000 copies of the flimflam man are available. Youre in for a nice, buddy adventure film if you decide to watch the flimflam man.
Those interested in experiencing this amiable comedyromance with george c. The flimflam man pigeon drop scene with slim pickens. Psychics, esp, unicorns, and other delusions is a 1980 book by magician and skeptic james randi about paranormal, occult, and pseudoscience claims. High resolution movie poster image for the flim flam man the image measures 1026 2649 pixels and is 707 kilobytes large. I have long been a fan of the movie the flim flam man with george c. This rare title is transferred to a high quality dvdr disc, in ntsc format, region free, and will play in any dvd player. Scott s frisky chicanery at the forefront should hop to. Scott, michael sarrazin, sue lyon, strother martin, slim pickens, harry morgan, albert salmi. The flimflam man 1969 in this shortlived tv series based upon the film of the same name, the flimflam man 1967, a conman and his protege roam the rural south swindling greedy scalawags, dishonest businessmen and gullible lowlifes, but never poor, honest folk. All star cast, often hilarious story of an aging con artist during the early 1960s, one of george c.
The movie has wellknown character actors in supporting roles, including jack albertson, slim pickens, strother martin, harry morgan, and albert salmi. Owen found his greatest acclaim as the author of the ballad of the flimflam man, the tale of an aging confidence man. He came to the film with academy awards nominations for his supporting roles in anatomy of a murder and the hustler as well as two. Scott, sue available at sunday internet movie poster. The flim flam man, dressed, as a minister, and his pupil, dressed as an accident victim, steal a car and lead the sheriff on a brilliantly photographed chase down the sidewalks and through the watermelon wagons of the south. Buy flimflam man movie posters from movie poster shop. The flimflam man 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flimflam man, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Flimflam definition, a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim. Given the conventions of these later films, there are some uneasy moments when we learn, early in the flimflam man, that young curley treadaway michael. Curley as his protege, and teaches him the tricks of the trade. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us.
He came to the film with academy awards nominations for his supporting roles in anatomy of a murder. Michael sarrazin plays curley, a young man gone awol from the army who soon makes the acqua. I am happy to report that the flim flam man, all about a. He makes friends with a deserter from the army and teaches him his tricks. A tour of the filming locations around central kentucky used for the making of the flim flam man.
A bestseller, the book was adapted into a film in 1967 starring george c. I was born and raised in the area of nc where the film fictionally takes place, and graduated from hs a year before the film s 1967 original release. Heres a nice midmorning feel good clip from the flimflam man 1967. The flimflam man dvd region 1 usa 1967 george c scott. The flim flam man 1967 opens with the blast of a train whistle, signaling the heady onset of a journey into a kind of fairytale american past. The music for the movie was so well scored by jerry goldsmith it seems to meld together.
Abetting the crime and chaos was the nearby mexican border, a convenient refuge for the rustlers, exrebels, and banditos who floated back and forth across the unmarked fron. Enjoyable way to kill 100 minutes, notable for being an irvin kershner film, but not a. The flimflam man 1967 not rated 1h 44min action, comedy, crime 21 september 1967 uk 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. Brief teaching stints followed at davidson, elon and stetson in florida, before he joined the faculty at n. The flim flam man is a very likeable comic tale about short con swindlers wending their way through the south. Scott, michael sarrazin, and sue lyon, based on the 1965. The flimflam man, a comedy about an irascible con artist working the small towns of the deep south, was indeed different. The flim flam man 1967 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. In this shortlived tv series based upon the film of the same name. Michael sarrazin plays curley, a young man gone awol from the army who soon makes the acquaintance. We at have lowered the cost of all store items for a limited time. Whether youre in search of a crossword puzzle, a detailed guide to tying knots, or tips on writing the perfect college essay, harper reference has you covered for all your study needs.
730 1282 380 708 750 730 1105 225 40 16 558 110 773 1500 1458 1547 730 1053 754 418 1214 639 72 851 787 110 1409 752 341 943 122 748 421 1157 176 233 817 220 862 535 916 1116 294 1433 1389 581 560