To market, to market, to sell your best friend, then split up the money and do it again.
Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in the pre–Civil War American West. In their scam, Quincy sells Jason into slavery, frees him, and the two move on to the next town of suckers . . . until a con gone wrong leads Jason into real danger.
Skin Game (1971) is a action, comedy and western film directed by Paul Bogart, released on September 30, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark and Brenda Sykes. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 36 ratings.
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James Garner
as Quincy Drew
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Jason O'Rourke
Susan Clark
as Ginger
Brenda Sykes
as Naomi
Ed Asner
as Plunkett
Andrew Duggan
as Howard Calloway
Henry Jones
as Sam Cutler
Neva Patterson
as Mrs. Claggart
Parley Baer
as Mr. Claggart
George Tyne
as Henry P.Bonner
Royal Dano
as John Brown
J. Pat O'Malley
as William
Directed by Paul Bogart, written by Peter Stone, produced by Harry Keller.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 36 ratings.
Skin Con! Skin Game is predominantly directed by Paul Bogart and written by Richard Alan Simmons and Peter Stone. It stars James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner and Andrew Duggan. Music is by David Shire and cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp. Slavery era America and two interracial con-men travel from town to town duping white folk into purchasing black Jason O'Rourke (Gossett…
Reviewed on September 22, 2017
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Skin Game (1971) is available to stream on Philo, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Skin Game (1971) includes James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes and Ed Asner. The film was directed by Paul Bogart. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Skin Game was released on September 30, 1971 and runs for 1h 42m.
Skin Game (1971) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 36 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, comedy and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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