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The flim-flam man – Antique Wall Art

The flim-flam man — vintage poster
The flim-flam man. Vintage poster from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: The flim-flam man, preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Scott plays a traveling con artist who works the card-game hustles that give this 1967 release its title, and his name sits at the top of the poster, which was printed for a film that leaned on his star power. The film was directed by Irvin Kershner and adapted from Robert Boyle's novel, and its story of small-time swindling and rural grifting reflects a long American tradition of tales about charming tricksters. The poster's bold color work and its emphasis on card tables and sleight of hand show how studios sold such comedies to audiences in the late 1960s.

Medium1 print (poster) : color ; 28 x 35.5 cm.
Notes[S.l. : s.n.], c1967.
SubjectsScott, George C.,--1927-1999--Performances. Card games--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,121 × 4,110 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-226259

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