"Sexier than the Marx Brothers, handsomer than Laurel and Hardy but not as smart as The 3 Stooges."

1975

1h 28m

5.4(57 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Overview

A couple of bumbling 1920s hustlers attempt to obtain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Stockard Channing

Freddie Bigard

Jack Nicholson

Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

Warren Beatty

Nicky Wilson

Florence Stanley

Mrs. Gould

Ian Wolfe

Justice of the Peace

Rose Michtom

Wife of Justice of the Peace

Brian Avery

Airline Steward

Dub Taylor

Rattlesnake Tom

Catlin Adams

Girl Lover

Christopher Guest

Boy Lover

Creative team

Directed by: Mike Nichols
Written by: Carole Eastman
Produced by: Don Devlin
Mike Nichols

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