Skin Game (1971)

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Skin Game was historically significant as the 2000th film produced by Warner Bros. studios. The film is a comedy western starring James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. as a pair of clever Antebellum con men. Garner regularly "sells" the black Gossett into slavery for an exalted price, then "liberates"… More Skin Game was historically significant as the 2000th film produced by Warner Bros. studios. The film is a comedy western starring James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. as a pair of clever Antebellum con men. Garner regularly "sells" the black Gossett into slavery for an exalted price, then "liberates" Gossett so that they can move on to the next sucker. Unfortunately, they outsmart themselves, and before long Gossett seems doomed to a lifetime of forced servitude. They are rescued by pretty pickpocket Susan Clark, who has a few surprises in store for them. Skin Game was supposed to be spun off into a TV series, but the project never got any farther than the 1974 pilot film Sidekicks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Paul Bogart
Written By: Richard Alan Simmons
Genres: Western, Romance, Comedy

Studio: Warner Bros.

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Amusing comedy set in the west is helped a great deal by the chemistry of the three leads. Garner is the center that makes the whole thing go and he plays well with both Gossett and Susan Clark. It moves at a nice lively clip and while there are a few serious moments they never get in… More
Amusing comedy set in the west is helped a great deal by the chemistry of the three leads. Garner is the center that makes the whole thing go and he plays well with both Gossett and Susan Clark. It moves at a nice lively clip and while there are a few serious moments they never get in the way of the overall breeziness of the film.

Cast

            Edward Asner as Plunkett

            Parley Baer as Mr. Claggart

            Tracy Bogart as Lizabeth

            Jim Boles as Auction Clerk

            Al Checco as Room Clerk

            Dort Clark as Pennypacker

            Susan Clark as Ginger

            Royal Dano as John Brown

            Charles Drake
            
            Andrew Duggan as Calloway

            Paris Earl
            
            Joel Fluellen as Abram

            Robert Foulk as Sheriff

            James Garner as Quincy

            Louis Gossett Jr as Jason O'Rourke

            Don Haggerty as Speaker

            Henry Jones as Sam

            Forrest Lewis
            
            Athena Lorde as Margaret

            James McCallion as Stanfil

            Juanita Moore as Viney

            Burt Mustin
            
            J. Pat O'Malley as William

            Neva Patterson as Mrs. Claggart

            Suzanne Pleshette
            
            Hari
            
            Robert Stack
            
            Brenda Sykes as Naomi

            George Tyne as Bonner

            Napoleon Whiting as Ned

            Jason Wingreen as 2nd Speaker

            Rossano Brazzi
            
            George Wallace I as Auctioneer
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