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Skin Game

Skin Game

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Skin Game

"To market, to market, to sell your best friend, then split up the money and do it again."

1971

1h 42m

6.6(35 votes)

Action

Comedy

Western

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

James Garner

Quincy Drew

James Garner

Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jason O'Rourke

Louis Gossett Jr.

Acting

Susan Clark

Ginger

Susan Clark

Acting

Brenda Sykes

Naomi

Brenda Sykes

Acting

Ed Asner

Plunkett

Ed Asner

Acting

Andrew Duggan

Howard Calloway

Andrew Duggan

Acting

Henry Jones

Sam Cutler

Henry Jones

Acting

Neva Patterson

Mrs. Claggart

Neva Patterson

Acting

Parley Baer

Mr. Claggart

Parley Baer

Directing

George Tyne

Henry P.Bonner

George Tyne

Acting

Royal Dano

John Brown

Royal Dano

Acting

J. Pat O'Malley

William

J. Pat O'Malley

Acting

Joel Fluellen

Uncle Abram

Joel Fluellen

Acting

Napoleon Whiting

Ned

Napoleon Whiting

Acting

Juanita Moore

Viney

Juanita Moore

Acting

Bob Steele

Bidder (uncredited)

Bob Steele

Acting

Dort Clark

Pennypacker

Dort Clark

Acting

Robert Foulk

Sheriff

Robert Foulk

Acting

Athena Lorde

Margaret

Athena Lorde

Acting

George D. Wallace

Auctioneer

George D. Wallace

Acting

James McCallion

Stanfil

James McCallion

Acting

Tracy Bogart

Lizabeth

No Image

Acting

Mary Rings

Emaline

Mary Rings

Acting

Jason Wingreen

2nd Speaker

Jason Wingreen

Acting

Bill Terrell

The Songhais

No Image

Acting

Richard Farnsworth

Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Acting

Claude Stroud

Fred (uncredited)

Claude Stroud

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