Skin Game

Skin Game (1971)

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.

Data lansării
1971-09-30
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (36)
Durată
1 h 42 min
Genuri
Acțiune, Comedie, Western
Regizor
Paul Bogart

Distribuție

Curiozități

Skin Game is a 1971 American western comedy film directed by Paul Bogart and Gordon Douglas, and starring James Garner and Lou Gossett. The supporting cast features Susan Clark, Ed Asner, Andrew Duggan, Parley Baer and Royal Dano.

Production

In January 1966, Harry Keller, a producer at Universal Studios, announced he was developing the project based on a story by Richard Alan Simmons.

In March 1968, Peter Stone signed on to write the script. In October 1968, Universal announced the film for the following year.

In April 1969, Universal put the film on its slate for the following year. Keller would produce with Peter Stone, who wrote the script.

The film did not go ahead. By September 1970, Keller announced the film would be made by James Garner's Cherokee Productions, released through Warner Bros., with Burt Kennedy to direct. By December, Kennedy had dropped out and was replaced by Paul Bogart. Kennedy said he walked off the film when the producer started telling him where to put the camera. He said when he quit he was doing tests for the black lead with Lou Gossett and Cleavon Little.

In January 1971, Lou Gossett signed to co-star.

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