Paper Moon

~As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."

Overview

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1973-05-09
Budget: $2500000
Revenue: $30900000
Runtime: 102 min

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