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The Sting (1973)
In this Depression-Era period, Best Picture-winning
crime/comedy from director George Roy Hill:
- the ragtime music of Scott Joplin on the soundtrack,
and the "Saturday Evening Post"-styled title cards
- the introduction of con artist Henry Gondorff/Mr.
Shaw (Paul Newman) to Johnny Hooker/Kelly (Robert Redford): "Glad
to meet you, kid, you're a real horse's ass"
- the tricky "sting" heist that they orchestrated
on racketeer mob boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) in the film's
conclusion
- the last lines of dialogue: (Henry: "You not
gonna stick around for your share?" Hooker: "Nah. I'd only
blow it")
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