Skin Game (1971)
Tagline:
« They talked their way into a fortune, then had to shoot their way out. »
Actors:
Quincy
Jason
Ginger
Naomi
Plunkett
Rating:
(2’234 votes)
(2’234 votes)
Quote:
« Jason: Oh! Don't tell me that besides providing a breathtaking panorama of Ohio, that this fine old establishment also provides break-
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[Jason turns, sees Ginger and immediately switches dialects]
« Jason: Lo-o-ord-e Mas' Quincy, eh, hauled these vittles all the way down here…
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« Quincy: Jason, you can forget it, she knows.
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« Jason: What, Mas' Quincy?
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« Quincy: Who we are.
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« Jason: [Forced laughter] Ah! Ha ha ha ha ha, wonderful!
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Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:102 minutes
Plots:
In 1857, con man Quincy Drew and his black friend Jason O’Rourke swindle slave owners into buying Jason, who’s a free man, and later share the profits when Jason escapes captivity.
Quincy Drew and his black friend Jason O’Rourke have pulled off every dodge known for conning a well-heeled sucker, but it wasn’t until they hit on the old skin game that they started to clean up. The game is simple. Jason, though born a free man in New Jersey, poses as Quincy’s slave as the pair ride through Missouri and Kansas in 1857. Quincy picks a likely mark in each town, sells Jason to him for top money and rides out of town. Then Quincy and Jason get back together on the road to another town, because if Jason can’t just run off after dark, Quincy finds a way to spring him loose.
