Paper Moon

Con man Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal) meets 9-year-old Addie Loggins at Addie's mother's graveside service, where the neighbors suspect he is her father. Moses visits recently widowed women, pretending to have recently sold an expensive, personalized Bible to the deceased husband. Addie joins the scam, pretending she is his daughter, and exhibits a talent for confidence tricks.

Credits

Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn

Copyright

Registered 20Mar73 · LP42410 (Jul-Dec 1973) Copyright holder: Paramount Pictures Corporation

Sources

U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — title, year, creator, length, copyright
Wikidata · Q603162 ↗ — country

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