Paper Moon
Ah, the ’30s, simplier times. The depression was dragging on but the air waves were full of tunes like “Keep Your Sunny Side Up” or “Happy Days Are Here Again”. The contrast of the music to what is happening in this picture is stark. Desperation, poverty and bitterness, by-products of the depression, are never far away.
An orphaned girl is given over to a total stranger (or is he?) to be driven to St. Joseph Missouri to her nearest kin. A simpler time, indeed. The stranger (or is he?) turns out to be a grifter, a bible salesman con man. He’s desperate to get rid of the child at first but then discovers that her precocious nature can be useful. The late great Madeline Kahn got a well-deserved Oscar nomination. Tatum O’Neal, winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar at age 10, became the youngest winner ever in a competitive category.
Saturday April 26th at 8:00PM on Turner Classic Movies
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