Skin Game
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| Skin Game | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Bogart Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Harry Keller |
| Written by | Richard Alan Simmons (story) Peter Stone (uncredited) |
| Starring | James Garner Louis Gossett Jr. Susan Clark Brenda Sykes Edward Asner Andrew Duggan |
| Music by | David Shire |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Editing by | Walter Thompson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 1971 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Allmovie profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Skin Game is a 1971 movie comedy starring James Garner and Louis Gossett, Jr.
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[edit] Plot
Quincy Drew (Garner) and Jason O'Rourke (Gossett) travel from town to town in the south of the United States during the slavery era. Quincy Drew claims to be a down-on-his-luck slave owner who is selling Jason O'Rourke as a slave. Quincy gets the bidding rolling, sells Jason, and the two later meet up to split the profit. Jason was born a free man in New Jersey and is very well educated. The twist comes when Jason is sold to a slave trader who is very savvy and intent on taking him down south to make a profit.
[edit] Cast
James Garner ... Quincy Drew / Capt. Nathaniel Mountjoy
Louis Gossett, Jr. ... Jason O'Rourke (billed as Lou Gossett)
Susan Clark ... Ginger / Miss Abigail Blodgett
Brenda Sykes ... Naomi (slave)
Edward Asner ... Plunkett (runaway slave hunter)
Andrew Duggan ... Howard Calloway (plantation owner)
Henry Jones ... Sam Cutler (slave buyer in Fair Shake)
Neva Patterson ... Mrs. Claggart
Parley Baer ... Mr. Claggart
George Tyne ... Henry P.Bonner (man who bought Jason in Dirty Shame)
Royal Dano ... John Brown (abolitionist)
Pat O'Malley ... William (slave buyer in Fair Shake)
Joel Fluellen ... Uncle Abram (head slave at Calloway Manor)
Napoleon Whiting ... Ned (Calloway cook)
Juanita Moore ... Viney (Calloway slave)
[edit] Remake
The film was remade three years later as a TV-movie called Sidekicks, with Larry Hagman playing Garner's role and Gossett reprising his part.
[edit] External links
- Skin Game at the Internet Movie Database
- James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
- James Garner interview at Archive of American Television - (c/o Google Video) - March 17, 1999
